Texas barbecue

Texas barbecue is a regional style of smoked meat, particularly beef brisket, cooked low and slow over indirect heat from hardwoods like oak or mesquite.

The meat is typically seasoned with a simple salt-and-pepper rub and served with minimal sauce, letting the smoke and fat do the work.

Central Texas style emphasizes this purist approach, while East Texas tends toward sweeter, tomato-based sauces.

We drove three hours for Texas barbecue and waited in line for two more.