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I have family in Charlotte’s SC suburbs and I usually visit once or twice a year. One of the biggest differences to me is how SC is much more developed along the coast than NC. Charleston and Myrtle Beach are decent counter-weights against Columbia, Rock Hill, and Greenville. On the other hand, Wilmington aggressively takes back-seat to Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville and to lesser extents Fayetteville and Winston-Salem.
Edit: I’ll add that I really like mustard, so SC bbq is right up my alley.
The people in the part of the state of NC I live in have always said that for commercial beaches, go to SC. If you want to relax, and sleep, and do nothing, then go to the NC beaches. I really don't know if both governments planned it that way, but that has been gossip talk for a long time.
This is kind of like the pizza argument. Some of it is what you're used to. I like lots of styles of pizza as long as they're flavorful. BBQ is the same way. I'd rather have a high quality ketchup-based BBQ than a lousy vinegar-based BBQ. I've had some pretty sketchy BBQ in North Carolina. Just because it's vinegar-based and prepared in North Carolina doesn't make a plate of gristle & fat any better.
If Maine lobster was/could be slow-cooked, smoked over wood, then I suppose, under my logic, you'd be right. Such ought to be a requirement for REAL barbecue, surely?
And I agree, I was just making a general/mostly humorous statement, mainly to poke fun at the heathens in states like Alabama . I think what makes Eastern NC style bbq stand out to me is that it's whole hog and really lets the meat itself shine, with vinegar and pepper to lightly accentuate the flavor without potentially overpowering it.
As a heathen to many myself, aka a pineapple pizza lover, I'll take a non-pineapple pizza from a good local joint over a pineapple one from Pizza Hut or something any day. Though Domino's pan do be slapping for what it is LOL.
This is kind of like the pizza argument. Some of it is what you're used to. I like lots of styles of pizza as long as they're flavorful. BBQ is the same way. I'd rather have a high quality ketchup-based BBQ than a lousy vinegar-based BBQ. I've had some pretty sketchy BBQ in North Carolina. Just because it's vinegar-based and prepared in North Carolina doesn't make a plate of gristle & fat any better
We aren't talking about what passes as BBQ at some nasty lunch countah at T F Green. You need to actually be in Raleigh.
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