BBQ - Kansas City Style Sauce

Kansas City style sauce is known for sweet and lowdown jazz music and great barbecue. This region's tomato-based sauce's signature element is that it's extra thick and spicy. This is due to the addition of molasses and sugar, both of which thicken the sauce and give it a nice, sweet taste. Vinegar is another key ingredient, which lends a particular flavor element. Many of the big brand sauces you'll find in mainstream grocery stores are more like Kansas City style sauce than other regions.

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.