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EPISODE · Apr 7, 2025 · 30 MIN

Is this the best Bar-B-Que sauce in the world?

from Only in OKlahoma Show

Is this the best Bar-B-Que sauce in the world? Today we are discussing Head Country Bar-B-Q Sauce in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Donovan Fred Head, known as "Uncle Bud, was a Navy cook in World War II. He tinkered with the recipe and soon Uncle Bud had perfected the recipe and eventually started selling his sauce in local feed stores. Danny Head bought the family recipe from Uncle Bud and founded Head Country Food Products Inc in 1977. Today they still have their orignal recipe and still made with the same ingredients. Danny's BBQ Head Quarters—Ponca City - In 1945, Donovan 'Uncle Bud' Head had just returned to his Oklahoma home from serving as a cook on a naval destroyer in WWII. He brought with him recipes he whipped up aboard the ship using simple, wholesome ingredients. One of the recipes was a barbecue sauce that was an instant hit with everyone who tried it, thus Head Country Bar-B-Q sauce was born. The folks at Danny's BBQ Head Quarters in Ponca City put just as much thought into how the meat is prepared, so go expecting slow-cooked meats served by themselves or as a sandwich with a side of pickles and onions. Afterward, take home a bottle of Head Country, which comes in original, hickory smoke or hot. Ponca City settlers claimed townsite certificates during the Cherokee Outlet Opening, and oil made it into the thriving cultural center it is today. Honor the brave women who settled Oklahoma at the Pioneer Woman Museum & Statue. Tour the Italian "Palace on the Prairie," the Marland Mansion & Estate, built by oil baron and Governor E.W. Marland. Dig deep into Ponca City's oil history at the Conoco Museum, honor Native roots at the Standing Bear Park, Museum & Education Center or go green with a tour of the Lester & Mary Cann Memorial Botanical Gardens. Also discussed Stillwater, Google, and Dicintio's. Special thanks to our partner, Friends of Nicoma Park. Subscribe to the Only in OK Show.   #PoncaCity #HeadCountryBBQ #bbq #Bar-B-QSauce #pizza #dicintios #Google #stillwater #nicomapark #onlyinokshow #Oklahoma #podcast #traveloklahoma #travel #tourism

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