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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As the restaurant expanded with multiple locations over the next 35 years, the menu stayed the same: ribs, barbecue sauce, Sunbeam white bread, chips, and soda.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The ingredient can be an herb such as basil, a condiment such as barbecue sauce, or a food like lemons.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Menu Cuisine: barbecue What to order: Fried chicken dipped in barbecue sauce, with a side of fresh onion rings.
—Melissa Oyler and, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Serve with ranch dressing or even smokey barbecue sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The ingredient can be an herb such as basil, a condiment such as barbecue sauce, or a food like lemons.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Menu Cuisine: barbecue What to order: Fried chicken dipped in barbecue sauce, with a side of fresh onion rings.
—Melissa Oyler and, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Serve with ranch dressing or even smokey barbecue sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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