BBQ - North Carolina Style Sauce

North Carolina has a couple of different styles of sauce. The sauce in the Eastern area of the state is vinegar based and very thin. Little to no sugar is used in these sauces, so they aren't sweet, but instead, rather bold and spicy. A liberal amount of sauce is traditionally added to chopped pork or beef brisket, which is served wet. The sauce in Western Carolina is also thin, but it uses a little bit of tomato or ketchup, resulting in a pinkish sauce.

BBQ - South Carolina Style Sauce

The meat of choice in South Carolina is pork, and the sauce is mustard-based. Vinegar, sugar and spices are added to yellow mustard, along with other ingredients like lemon juice and butter, depending on the person.  Honey or syrup is often added to thicken it slightly and add a sweeter edge.  In some parts of South Carolina, small amounts of ketchup are added, but most of the sauce recipes are strictly mustard baesd.