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The Barbecued Pork Shoulder Sandwich
In the Carolinas, barbecued pork shoulder is an obsession that makes all others (Facebook, NASCAR, giant twine balls) seem tame. Throughout North and South Carolina – where the tiniest alteration of a recipe, down to a blush of chili in vinegar, constitutes a regional style – you can always start a long conversation by asking, “What’s the best barbecue around here?” You don’t have to know that “Lexington-style” means salted shoulder cooked over hickory and oak for nine hours to walk into the Lexington Barbecue – justly considered one of the world’s best barbecue joints – and order sandwich after sandwich. But if you want to show off, ask for your sandwich “brown” – that is, with the barbecue full of bits from the caramelized outer layer. Soon you’ll be sharing this insider information with others and sparking more Carolina ’q obsessions. Lexington Barbecue Write to us: letters@enroutemag.net
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