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The Tart Fruit That Takes Your BBQ Sauce To A New Realm Of Flavor By Jessica Riggio Dec. 4, 2025 3:20 pm EST

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Those who make their own barbecue sauce always have an eye out for a secret ingredient that'll kick it up a notch to give it the "it" factor it deserves. Maybe you already tried teriyaki sauce for a richer flavor or spices that deliver some serious heat. Whatever your preference on flavor profiles, you should try adding cherries to your next batch and watch how they take your sauce to the next level. Melissa Cookston, a champion barbecue chef, judge on Netflix's "Barbecue Showdown", and author of her third cookbook, "Fanning The Flames," has some tips on how to incorporate the fruit into

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