Barbecue, the art of slow-cooking meat over an open wood fire, is one of the most popular types of food in southern cuisine. Here, pork ribs roast slowly over hot coals on a grill. In Alabama, barbecue shares influences from the Carolinas and Tennessee as well as developing its own traditions.
Southern Barbecue
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