America's Regional Foods: Barbecue In The South

by When Staff | 2/24/2010

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Taking influences from all around the world, America has really defined what barbecue is. Memphis, Kansas City, St. Louis, The Carolinas and Texas each have their own way of barbecuing.

Memphis-Style Barbecue
Graceland's city mainly uses ribs for their barbecue and you can find a great version of it at Cozy Corner, a classic barbecue joint.

Top Places To Try ...
- Cozy Corner, a classic Memphis joint.
- Corky's Ribs barbecues Memphis-style.

Kansas City-Style Barbecue
Sometimes referred to as the "World Capital of Barbecue," KC offers a sweet recipe that you can find at places like Woodyard.

Top Places To Try ...
- Woodyard BBQ is a popular barbecue spot.
- Smokin' Guns BBQ offers a famous recipe.

St. Louis-Style Barbecue
Cooked with a tangier version of what you might find in Kansas City, the barbecue in STL is well represented by Pappy's Smokehouse and others.

Top Places To Try ...
- Pappy's Smokehouse wins best barbecue awards.
- The Shaved Duck also cooks up great soul food.

Carolina-Style Barbecue
Lexington in North Carolina holds a huge barbecue festival each year but Barbecue Inn in Asheville cooks up great barbecue all year long.

Top Places To Try ...
- Barbecue Inn in Asheville, N.C. is one of the best.
- Stamey's, located in North Carolina's barbecue capital, Lexington.

Texas-Style Barbecue
The Lone Star State is obviously ripe with food culture and their barbecue is a great addition to the other tasty cuisines. Snow's Barbecue recently topped a list of fifty Texas barbecue joints.

Top Places To Try ...
- Snow's Barbecue in Lexington was voted the best.
- Lockhart's Kreuz Market made the top five in a list of the top.

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Comments

stinky on Feb 26th 2010 7:12AM

How about Beef and Weck in Buffalo?

Brink on Feb 26th 2010 7:34AM

West Hollywood has Swinging Steak with Two Balled Country Gravy!

Karen on Feb 26th 2010 8:11AM

Rack and Soul BBQ in Manhattan, NYC, NY
BagelWorks in Manhattan, NYC, NY

BONAN on Feb 26th 2010 8:22AM

Ever tried nifla soup in South Dakota (I'm not sure nifla is the correct spelling). I'm not saying it's good, just have you ever tried it?

que review on Feb 26th 2010 8:39AM

How do you judge KC barbeque without sampling KC Missouri? Jack Stack or Oklahoma Joe's are far better than the places listed in this article.

Linda on Feb 26th 2010 9:01AM

Tex-Mex sucks. If you want some good chile, come to New Mexico!

Jenn on Feb 26th 2010 9:18AM

Rendezvous and Jim Neely's Interstate BBQ are the best joints in Memphis, You guy listed Corky's.... that place is garbage.

Katch on Feb 26th 2010 9:44AM

Stuffed Hot Pepper's @ The Big Tree Inn 1/2 mile south of the Buffalo Bills stadium. Order a cold beer and extra bread for dipping in the oil and garlic sauce!

D on Feb 26th 2010 11:26AM

You forgot Central BBQ for Memphis.

Lou on Feb 26th 2010 10:30AM

Only coffee for Seattle and the great Northwest? We have the best seafood around. Almost any good restaurant has excellent seafood and a large variety. Oysters, dungeness crab and king salmon come to mind.

Allie on Feb 26th 2010 11:05AM

Dear Author - Did you really go to these places? I have lived in four of the locals you mentioned and either never heard of the places you metioned or find that there are establishments far superior to those you write about. Seems more like a giant advertisement than a story about amazing food places to check out. I thought it was just me but read the comments here, you seem to be greatly lacking in your research and not adequately representing some of the food stars of each region or the places that best serve these dishes.

kathleen on Feb 26th 2010 11:05AM

you guys missed Miss Myra's - in Birmingham, AL. Ask the wall street journal's food editor. he rated top ribs in the country!

madeline on Feb 26th 2010 11:22AM

the very best chowder in new england is at THE LOBSTER POT in Provincetown MA

Jim on Feb 26th 2010 11:17AM

OK, people can argue the "best" places in each category, but what really is wrong with this article is the categories the write selected...Carolina-Style Barbeque? Lexington is only one of several different styles, and it isn't even the most popular - how about Eastern North Carolina Barbeque, Western North Carolina Barbeque, South Carolina Barbeque. It shows a lack of knowledge in what the writer is writing about! And don't even get me started with pizza - two of the perennial top choices for pizza in the country (Pepe's and Sally's) are in New Haven - not even mentioned by these faast food junkies who pretend to be foodies! Get it right, guys!

John on Feb 26th 2010 12:33PM

I thought San Francisco was one of the the food capitals. Nothing mentioned about the City - Certainly there must be something?

Eileen on Feb 26th 2010 12:34PM

Loved your list, but have you tried LaRosa's Pizza in Cincinnati, Ohio? I lived there several years ago and remember it fondly. If they have kept up the quality they had then, it is a contender at least.

Rita on Feb 26th 2010 1:06PM

These lists never mention eastern-style NC barbecue. It's vinegar based, usually eaten with cole slaw and the best!

norma on Feb 26th 2010 1:48PM

I agree... Only NEW MEXICO for the best and most amazing Chili.
We use real chili peppers.. we don't just spice up beans... yuck..

Jim on Feb 26th 2010 1:05PM

A wasted article. Detroit has some of the best BBQ ribs around. BTW, we don't put pasta in our chili LOL LOL...

Cheryl on Mar 1st 2010 11:30AM

Have you tried the native dish of Arizona? The Navajo taco is a hefty portion of beef and pinto bean chili on a dinner plate sized piece of fry bread fopped with cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, onions and green chile peppers (and sometimes sour cream. Or what about our blue corn pancakes? You would have to travel far and wide to fill these cravings anywhere else.

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