CULTURETECHLENSWhite barbecue sauce
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Combined Graph record U-01180 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0780. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
White barbecue sauce is unique to Alabama, created by Bob Gibson of Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Q in Decatur in 1925, and made with mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, black pepper and salt — matching stored mayo, vinegar, pepper, and Alabama origin_note.
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White barbecue sauce is unique to Alabama, created by Bob Gibson of Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Q in Decatur in 1925, and made with mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, black pepper and salt — matching stored mayo, vinegar, pepper, and Alabama origin_note.
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- Work type: dish
- Category: condiments
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- https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/media/big-bob-gibsons-white-sauce/ (verification source · master store)
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White barbecue sauce is unique to Alabama, created by Bob Gibson of Big Bob Gibson's Bar-B-Q in Decatur in 1925, and made with mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, black pepper and salt — matching stored mayo, vinegar, pepper, and Alabama origin_note.
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