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Glade_Runner t1_iyf5o5m wrote

Generally, it's from a nondescript restaurant named "Barbecue." You almost missed it but you decided to stop on a whim. The iced tea is good. The paper napkins are flimsy. You can smell the hickory, the mesquite, the pepper, the glistening fat liquefying in the meat.

The person behind the pit might be an old guy or an old gal. They've seen some things over the years, and it shows on their faces. They are quiet and focused on the pit. All their troubles are behind them now, and they have found salvation over the coals. Nothing much else worked out quite right, but this is good. They can do this. They can make this meal happen for you.

When they drop it on your plate, you'll be startled by how heavy it is, how hot it is, and how much care has given to making every bit of it perfect. What's been done to this meat took all day to accomplish. It tastes like smoke and fire, like light and joy, like sin and redemption.

"You enjoy that now," they say, their eyes bright.

And so you do.

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undeniablybuddha t1_iyf5ima wrote

It depends what you want. Pork is king in the southeast US, brisket and sausage in Texas, Burnt ends in KC. Sauce is another thing all together from the vinegar based ones in NC to the white sauce of Alabama.

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AdvancedHat7630 t1_iyf4jyz wrote

Franklin BBQ. Austin, TX.

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bulldog5253 t1_iyf5uck wrote

Hell coopers in mason,Tx is second in my opinion behind black’s then the old 300 in blanco,Tx. Franklin’s doesn’t even make my top 10

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d33dub t1_iyf8bal wrote

Y'all should check out Little Miss BBQ if you ever step out of Texas!

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bulldog5253 t1_iyf5kbj wrote

Black’s barbecue in Lockhart,Tx has Franklin’s beat by a mile.

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CapG_13 t1_iyf51fd wrote

Texas and because they just do

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Recycled_Human_Flesh t1_iyf5e9x wrote

I can vouch for this because I grew up in Texas.

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CapG_13 t1_iyf5iso wrote

I'm from Colorado but my mom was born in Texas and I've been there plenty of times.

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half-a-duck t1_iyf5w3g wrote

The Midwest. There are a few places where the meat is so fresh it was mooing earlier that day.

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DepressingErection t1_iyfe3x8 wrote

Santa Maria, CA with the tri tip

Because I live here

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CaliBigWill t1_iyf5n8u wrote

Texas does the best brisket - Beef is what Texas does

Pulled pork in the Carolinas

Tennessee does ribs

It's all regional based on what's available.

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