barbecue rub
Meat surface seasoning
A barbecue rub is a mixture of dry spices and seasonings pressed onto meat before cooking.
Rubs typically combine salt, sugar, paprika, garlic, and various peppers, forming a flavorful crust as the meat smokes or grills.
Unlike marinades, rubs stay on the surface rather than penetrating: He massaged the rub into the brisket the night before.
- spicePlant-derived food flavoring
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
- spice blendCombined culinary aromatics
- dry rubWaterless seasoning mixture
- paprikaGround dried pepper
garlic · smoke · grill · meat · brisket · ribs · pulled pork · dry · crust · bark · blend · secret recipe · salt · pepper · cumin · brown sugar · cayenne · mustard
flavor intensity/complexity
barbecue rubunseasoned
Lacking flavor or experience
plain · naked · bare · unflavored · unspiced
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