Cookbook talk:Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Sauce

I was raised in Kinston, NC, where this recipe is not considered real Eastern NC pork bbq sauce. King's Restaurant in Kinston and Wilber's Restaurant in Goldsboro, NC, offer what many consider the very best pork bbq anywhere. Both have sauces that are true Eastern NC sauces. Scott's BBQ Sauce, made in Goldsboro, is another excellent sauce. None of these sauces have any sugar, honey, molasses, or anything else as a sweetener. Each is a variation on the cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and spices theme. King's and Wilber's use a little water in their sauces, Scott's does not.

It is also incorrect (ridiculous, even) to state that a whole hog must be cooked for it to be considered Eastern NC bbq. You can bbq pork without planning to feed 100 people. A butt, ham, or shoulder will feed smaller numbers, and can be just as tasty as cooking the whole hog. Cook it slowly over indirect heat with plenty of hardwood smoke, basting often with the sauce and occasionally with some bacon grease or drippings from the meat. Jgemerson (discuss • contribs) 22:14, 9 October 2011 (UTC)