🌍 Origin & History
Texas BBQ sauce is a mop, not a glaze -- meant to baste and complement beef, not smother it. German and Czech immigrants who settled Central Texas in the 1800s brought vinegar-based cooking traditions that evolved into thin, spicy, beef-forward sauce.
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