diff --git a/app/services/recipe/browser_domains.py b/app/services/recipe/browser_domains.py
index 2f394f7..1d0950d 100644
--- a/app/services/recipe/browser_domains.py
+++ b/app/services/recipe/browser_domains.py
@@ -214,28 +214,40 @@ DOMAINS: dict[str, dict] = {
                 },
             },
             "BBQ & Smoke": {
-                "keywords": ["bbq", "barbecue", "smoked", "pit", "smoke ring",
-                             "low and slow", "brisket", "pulled pork", "ribs"],
+                # Top-level keywords use broad corpus-friendly terms that appear in
+                # food.com keyword/category fields (e.g. "BBQ", "Oven BBQ", "Smoker").
+                # Subcategory keywords remain specific for drill-down filtering.
+                "keywords": ["bbq", "barbecue", "barbeque", "smoked", "smoky",
+                             "smoke", "pit", "smoke ring", "low and slow",
+                             "brisket", "pulled pork", "ribs", "spare ribs",
+                             "baby back", "baby back ribs", "dry rub", "wet rub",
+                             "cookout", "smoker", "smoked meat", "smoked chicken",
+                             "smoked pork", "smoked beef", "smoked turkey",
+                             "pit smoked", "wood smoked", "slow smoked",
+                             "charcoal", "chargrilled", "burnt ends"],
                 "subcategories": {
                     "Texas BBQ":       ["texas bbq", "central texas bbq", "brisket",
-                                        "beef ribs", "post oak", "salt and pepper rub",
+                                        "beef brisket", "beef ribs", "smoked brisket",
+                                        "post oak", "salt and pepper rub",
                                         "east texas bbq", "lockhart", "franklin style"],
                     "Carolina BBQ":    ["carolina bbq", "north carolina bbq", "whole hog",
-                                        "vinegar sauce", "lexington style", "eastern nc",
-                                        "south carolina bbq", "mustard sauce"],
+                                        "vinegar sauce", "vinegar bbq", "lexington style",
+                                        "eastern nc", "south carolina bbq", "mustard sauce",
+                                        "carolina pulled pork"],
                     "Kansas City BBQ": ["kansas city bbq", "kc bbq", "burnt ends",
                                         "sweet bbq sauce", "tomato molasses sauce",
-                                        "baby back ribs kc"],
+                                        "baby back ribs", "kansas city ribs"],
                     "Memphis BBQ":     ["memphis bbq", "dry rub ribs", "wet ribs",
-                                        "memphis style", "dry rub pork"],
+                                        "memphis style", "dry rub pork", "memphis ribs"],
                     "Alabama BBQ":     ["alabama bbq", "white sauce", "alabama white sauce",
-                                        "smoked chicken alabama"],
+                                        "smoked chicken", "white bbq sauce"],
                     "Kentucky BBQ":    ["kentucky bbq", "mutton bbq", "owensboro bbq",
-                                        "black dip", "western kentucky barbecue"],
-                    "St. Louis BBQ":   ["st louis bbq", "st. louis ribs", "st louis cut ribs",
-                                        "st louis style spare ribs"],
+                                        "black dip", "western kentucky barbecue", "mutton"],
+                    "St. Louis BBQ":   ["st louis bbq", "st louis ribs", "st. louis ribs",
+                                        "st louis cut ribs", "spare ribs st louis"],
                     "Backyard Grill":  ["backyard bbq", "cookout", "grilled burgers",
-                                        "charcoal grill", "kettle grill", "tailgate"],
+                                        "charcoal grill", "kettle grill", "tailgate",
+                                        "grill out", "backyard grilling"],
                 },
             },
             "European": {