barbecue sauce

noun

: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.

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The five-hour recipe layers flavor at every step, from a dry rub spiked with za’atar and Chinese five-spice to cherry wood smoke, apple juice and honey, and a barbecue sauce with sriracha and rice wine vinegar. Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Fresh, light, and gluten-free, these fish tacos are coated in a tangy mango barbecue sauce and topped with slaw, guac, and cilantro. Jasmine Thompson, Midwest Living, 28 Aug. 2026 The meat from Kafi BBQ is locally sourced from halal farms and everything from the barbecue sauce, bread and pickles are made in-house at the restaurant. Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 And don’t forget the dipping sauce, which is a cocktail sauce spiked with barbecue sauce. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barbecue sauce

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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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