Journal
Authentic American BBQ ingredients come down to four things: the right cut of meat, real wood smoke, a dry rub built on salt and sugar, and a sauce that changes completely depending on which state you're standing in. That last part is the bit most people get wrong. There's no single American BBQ sauce, no one true rub, no version that everyone back home agrees on, and the split between regions runs deeper than most people realise before they've actually looked into it. Understanding where that split comes from is worth more than picking up whatever bottle happens to say "BBQ" on the label.
