Regional - Barbeque - Food Quiz

Test Your BBQ IQ

"White" barbecue sauce, made with mayo and vinegar and invented by Big Bob Gibson in 1925, is a staple of this region’s BBQ cuisine:

• Oklahoma
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida

To purists, “barbecue” is defined as:

• Meat exposed to low heat and smoke in a “pit” for many hours
• Grilled vegetables, fish or meat basted with a thick sauce
• Food cooked over an open, outdoor flame
• Anything with liquid smoke flavoring as an ingredient

Vinegar and a tomato base give the va-va-voom to BBQ sauce in:

• South Carolina
• Eastern North Carolina
• Lexington, N.C.
• Atlanta

You should apply barbecue sauce to chicken legs:

• Before they hit the grill
• As soon as they hit the grill, and then right at the end
• Baste constantly while they’re on the grill
• In the last few minutes of grilling

Mustard-based sauce slathers this region's signature pulled pork:

• Columbia, S.C.
• Tallahassee, Fla.
• Atlanta
• Oklahoma

If the ribs are hot smoked and the meat's got a pinkish tinge, you’re probably chowing 'em in:

• Lexington, N.C.
• Austin, Texas
• Memphis, Tenn.
• Columbia, S.C.

Which one of these regions does NOT feature molasses in their sauce?

• Kansas City, Mo
• Atlanta
• Mississippi
• Arkansas

Arthur Bryant’s BBQ is in __, while Sonny Bryan’s feeds __:

• Atlanta / Dallas
• Memphis / Kansas City
• Dallas / Memphis
• Kansas City / Dallas

"Hash and rice" traditionally accompanies ‘cue from:

• Owensboro, Ky
• Austin, Texas
• Atlanta
• Southern Indiana

Brisket is king of cook-offs in:

• Eastern North Carolina
• Atlanta
• Texas
• Memphis, Tenn.

Whole-hog barbecues with a simple vinegar sauce can be typically found in:

• Alabama and Mississippi
• Kansas and Missouri
• Texas and Oklahoma
• Georgia and South Carolina

Western style barbecue tends to be:

• Open pit
• Closed pit
• Pulled pork
• None of the above

Jamaican jerk is typically grilled over which wood?

• Pecan
• Piemento
• Mesquite
• Palm

Which of these should you never toss on the coals?

• Corncobs
• Pepper pods
• Potatoes
• Beer

There’s "mutton" funny about this region’s love for barbecued lamb:

• Owensboro, Ky
• Kansas City, Mo
• Atlanta
• Raleigh, N.C.

If you're here, you can order your pork shoulder with "inside" or "outside" meat:

• Memphis, Tenn.
• Owensboro, Ky
• Kansas City, Mo
• Alabama

A safe, internal temperature for juicy chicken is:

• 150 F
• 165 F
• 180 F
• 195 F

Which of these can’t you cook on the grill?

• Lemons
• Pizza
• A whole turkey
• None of the above

How often should you flip a burger to ensure maximum juiciness?

• Once
• Cook twice each side
• Every two minutes
• Once a minute, pressing down with your spatula

If you’re at a “pig pickin’," you’re most likely in which state?

• Hawaii
• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas