On 11/30/2018 11:59 AM, Cheri wrote:
> "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

Well hey, I prefer ribs over pulled pork. And I prefer dry ribs, not
ribs slathered in sauce.

Jill