Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person who does not like ranch flavoring. To a lesser degree, I don’t like apple pie either. Like, if I was served a slice of apple pie and courtesy required me to at least eat a few bites, I would. But I would absolutely not if it was a dish, say, covered in ranch dressing.
Yeah I totally get that then! Cheap or store bought BBQ leans very heavily on the sauce, and its usually a sweet sticky sauce. A lot of what is traditionally considered BBQ in the Midwest is just meat slow cooked in sweet sauce (I say this as a born and raised midwesterner!)
“Real” BBQ tends to emphasize the meat flavor more, with the wood smoke and rub/seasoning (often contains sugar, but is applied before cooking) coming second, and the sauce being very style-dependent and usually as a finishing touch.