On Sep 6, 8:41*pm, "Nonny" > wrote:
> I was channel surfing the other day when Flay was having a
> throwdown with a fellow from Raleigh NC. *I never saw how it
> ended, but the NC guy sure sounded like he knew his business. *We
> lived there *for years, and since I'd not heard of him or his
> place, it must have opened after we departed.
>
> Anyway, the one portion of the show I saw that bothered me was
> Bobby's depiction of NC with a line through it separating it into
> Eastern style and Lexington style. *When he described the Eastern
> style, it looked like they were brushing the vinegar based mop
> onto ribs. *That sure isn't how I did them and not how I'm used to
> seeing them. *Also, when he described the Western style (called
> Lexington style), he spoke of a sweet sauce, aka KC style. *Again
> that isn't the way I recollect Lexington style to be.
>
> The times I have Lexington style barbecue, I didn't enjoy it. *The
> ribs I had that were supposed to be so good were essentially ribs
> that were cut up individually or in small groups and literally
> cooked in a pot with a tomato soup-like sauce. *Jeez- if I'd
> served that to my family I'd have been slapped into a cheap
> nursing home before I was even retired.
>
> Can someone "in the know" please comment about 1) do you put the
> spicy vinegar on ribs? and 2) what is Lexington style barbecue? *I
> have my own opinions, but want to hear from others.
>
> --
> Nonny
>
> Our nation should be more like Illinois
> and limit all politicians to just TWO terms:
> One in office and the second in prison.

Hey Nonny, go to cooking.comforums and to the BBq and outdoor cooking
section. There was a long post about the diff bbq's and the
differences in them. It was very interesting to us and quite
informative. Nowhere did I read about boiling ribs, but it did discuss
the differences in NC BBq.
Nan in DE