I was really looking forward to this business trip, for the sole reason that I will get to taste the famed North Carolina BBQ for the first time. I have to say, I was rather disappointed. The clients took me to the local BBQ place that is supposed to be the best in town (Wilson, NC). It was buffet style, and they actually had a whole cooked pig out on the table for you to pick off the parts you want. The sight injected authenticity into my mind and boosted hopes, and perhaps that's my problem. The pork was rather dry, and actually reminded me more of the Hawaiian Kalua Pork (but much dryer). The meat did not really have any flavor to speak of, so I placed all of my hope on the BBQ sauce and the North Caroline specialty, vinegar. Well, the BBQ sauce was okay, nothing that knocked my socks off, but I did like the vinegar. From what I could tell, it was a mixture of vinegar and crushed chili pepper, perhaps with some salt in it.
Strangely enough, I think everyone else was eating fried chicken... Oh well, I may get another chance to hunt down another place in Raleigh tomorrow before boarding my flight... I had some fried green tomatoes and grits for dinner, those were not bad.
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