Flip Flop Sauce: Sweet Heat Made in Fayetteville
Flip Flop Sauce began at community cookouts.
Carl Pringle was serving his homemade sauce when someone asked what it was called.
He looked down at his feet.
“Flip Flop Sauce,” he said. “So good you put flip flops on.”
The name stuck. So did the sauce.
Sweet up front. Spicy on the back.
Flip Flop Sauce is designed to do exactly what its name promises: change direction on your palate.
The sweetness arrives first. Then the heat follows.
That balance makes it easy to use across the table—on grilled meats, wings, sandwiches, seafood, burgers, vegetables, and anything else that could use a little more personality.
It is bold without losing the food underneath it, and distinctive enough that people remember the bottle after the meal is over.
Made in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Flip Flop Sauce is made right here in Fayetteville.
That local connection makes it especially meaningful to A Bit of Carolina. This is not simply a North Carolina-branded product we bring in from somewhere else. It is part of the food story being built in our own community.
The sauce began with people gathering, eating, and asking for more. That feels like a fitting origin for something made to be passed around the table.
Flip Flop Sauce at A Bit of Carolina
Flip Flop Sauce brings genuine Fayetteville flavor to a North Carolina gift.
It works especially well in:
North Carolina food gift baskets
Grill and barbecue gifts
Hostess gifts
Care packages
Tailgate gifts
Fayetteville-made gift collections
Corporate and client gifts
Custom North Carolina gift bundles
Pair it with crackers, nuts, jerky, chips, or other Carolina pantry favorites—or build a sauce-themed gift for someone who likes a little sweetness with their heat.
Sweet first. Spicy next. Made right here in Fayetteville.