re: Arkansas may not win this game but as a state

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Vinegar and water sauces are not BBQ and who ever said it was based on North Carolina then that brine based crap is for the birds.

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Alabama BBQ has other influences as well. Such as Memphis, but North Carolina seems to be the biggest influence. That makes sense, considering where most of the settlers in Alabama came from in the early 19th centrury, and the predominance of pork.