ROFLMAO - The state that gave us John Edwards thinks they know BBQ!
My Mom and Dad hail from Shreveport, then lived in Dallas for a long time. I remember travelling as a kid in N. La, E. TX and eating the best damn bbq.
I've lived in NC for 26 years and am still looking for a comparable fare from a restaurant. I finally learned how to make it myself and am in the proccess of wearing out my first smoker.
A few years ago my Aunt/Uncle from Houston were passing through, saw a BBQ sign and stopped for lunch. His exact words: "I asked her (waitress) for some sauce and she brought me a bottle of the most watered down miserable excuse for bbq sauce I've ever seen".
NC sauce is 97% vinegar and has the consistancy of apple juice.
Texass = Lyndon Johnson + Ann Richards + Dan Rather. . .I'm puking. . I can't go on. . .give me some North Carolina BBQ!!!
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)