July 8, 2025

Hash it out in Union County

Midway BBQ is legacy dish destination

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A hash plate with the fixins: Broccoli casserole, pineapple casserole, a roll, cornbread, and macaroni pie from Midway BBQ in Buffalo, South Carolina/ Photos by Michael Stern
A hash plate with the fixins: Broccoli casserole, pineapple casserole, a roll, cornbread, and macaroni pie from Midway BBQ in Buffalo, South Carolina/ Photos by Michael Stern
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By Michael Stern
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By Michael Stern

Hash is a passion in South Carolina. All the state’s important barbecues make it and serve it (on rice) to accompany smoke-cooked pork. Long ago I asked a pitmaster which parts of the pig went into it. He answered, “Everything but the squeal, from the rooter to the tooter.”

Midway BBQ is famous for hash, but not whole-hog hash. In fact, Midway hash contains no pork at all. It is made of beef and usually eaten as a main course.

 
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