Alabama pit stops: 5 of the best gas station barbecue joints
(The Guardian Travel News)

Alabama excels at the gas station barbecue - a sub-genre of one of the few truly American cuisines - which is tailor-made for lovers of the open roado Barbecue is serious stuff: tell us about your favourite place in the commentsGas station barbecue is just what it says it is: homespun food, cooked yards from the petrol pumps, in small kitchens. Ribs, pulled pork and chicken wings are served on paper plates at simple table settings inside the garages, overlooking aisles stacked with engine oil, anti-freeze and rubber hoses. It is not surprising Alabama excels at this road-trip cuisine of convenience: the deep south´s Yellowhammer State reputedly has the most barbecue restaurants per capita of anywhere in the US. Continue reading...