The global barbecue seasoning market will surge past $9 billion this year, fueled by a massive consumer appetite for international flavors. Home cooks are rapidly shifting away from predictable salt-and-pepper rubs, favoring complex, globally inspired profiles. While exciting flavors represent a thrilling new frontier for Western backyards, most of them are ancient, time-tested foundations of open-flame cooking in cultures around the world.
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