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Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce from Alabama
Move over, ketchup and mustard. In Alabama, the king of condiments for poultry isn’t red or yellow but creamy white. We’re talking about Alabama white barbecue sauce, a tangy, mayonnaise-based concoction that takes humble chicken to finger-licking heights.
So, where did this mayo marvel come from? According to historical records, it was in the 1920s when Big Bob Gibson’s Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama, started serving their smoky, slow-cooked chickens. They needed a sauce that wouldn’t overpower the delicate smoke flavor, so they whipped a blend of mayo, vinegar, horseradish, and spices. And just like that, a legend was born.
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