 There are two native barbecue types in North Carolina, Eastern style and Lexington style, and great deal of controversy always surrounds any attempt to create an "official" barbecue type.They both use slow cooking over hardwood coals (usually hickory) but differ in methods.Two bills that would have introduced Lexington Style as the "de facto" barbecue type of the state met controversy and failure in the State House of Representatives and State Senate in 2006, "North Carolina House Bill 21" and "North Carolina Senate Bill 47".