Barbecue sauce

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Barbecue sauce is a type of sauce which is frequently poured onto meat while being grilled or barbecued and/or used as a dipping condiment afterwards. Most barbecue sauces combine sour, sweet, and spicy ingredients. The most popular barbecue sauces are tomato-based with vinegar and sugar; but vinegar- and mustard-based barbecue sauces are popular in the certain areas of the American south. Outside of barbecuing, store-bought barbecue sauce is often used on meat or other foods as a condiment. Different geographical regions have strong allegiances to their particular styles and recipes, often creating lore and keeping their unique recipes secret.

Some popular styles of BBQ sauce and their distinguishing ingredients are: Kansas City (thick, red-brown, tomato, molasses), North Carolina (liquidy vinegar, pepper flakes), South Carolina (mustard, vinegar, black pepper), Alabama (white mayonnaise based), Texas (tomato base with hot chiles, cumin, less sweet).