"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Cheri wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 9:43:33 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Some folks find pulled pork with coleslaw in a sandwich to be
>> >> disgusting.
>> >> Beats me why that is. It all seems so harmless to me.
>> >>
>> > Raises hand. That would be me. I want them on the same plate but NOT
>> > together
>> > ON the sandwich.
>>
>> I don't care much for the combination in a sandwich either, but I do like
>> both of them.
>
> Interesting to me that you both admit they are complementary side
> by side on a plate but don't care for both on a sandwich. Must
> just be a regional thing. My mother never cooked this. First time
> I ever had a bbq sandwich was from a tiny old restaurant near
> Williamsburg. I just stopped in one night on the way to Virginia
> Beach.
>
> I bought a couple of their bbq sandwiches. In NC and Virginia bbq
> sauce is the thin vinegar based. And they automatically topped
> the sandwich with a good coleslaw. OMG! I immediately became a
> fan. Those were food heaven to me. From then on, I always
> stopped there anytime I drove by.
>
> Back then it was a tiny Mom&Pop stand. Word got around and they
> actually spread and now known here as the best Virginia has to
> offer. I agree. Pierces BBQ. Mom and Pop are long dead but
> their reputation of the best will probably last forever.
>
> Anyway....my forgotten point is cole slaw on the side or on the
> bun is just what you get used to. A bbq sandwich without cole
> slaw would be plain, boring, blah to me. I always make my own and
> that darn bun gets equal amounts of pulled pork with seasoning
> and equal amount of a great coleslaw. Add a large pile of very
> salty potato chips (on the side) and you have a meal for the
> gods@!


I can eat it, just not my favorite combo.

Cheri