Smoked pork. It runs the gamut from nekkid to proprietary spice rubs. I recall the son in law smoking a whole piglet - crabapple wood and Coca Cola. That was it. The Coke was to crisp the skin. The guy in East Tennessee (cannot recall his name) who used salt, black pepper, and sugar. Period. The ‘cue masters with jealousy guarded spice mixtures applied just so. The briners and marinaters. The basters and moppers.
Yesterday, I used a Persian-inspired spice mix for roast lamb. Cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg, thyme, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, fine ground cayenne. Though the pork shoulder is yummy, I think I’ll save that spice mixture for lamb and chicken in the future.