Barbecue for You
by Laura Kjer
http://www.shopbarbecue.com
In may just be in human nature to barbecue. Well,
we have been doing it as far back as time can
denote. In the Stone Age, man hunted for food and
cooked it over an open flame. And while we still
cook over flame today, there are actually two
different types. True barbecue requires a sauce.
If not, you are just grilling. While both are
good, barbecue involves slowly cooking the meat
with low temperature for hours.
When you think about going to a barbecue, you
probably think of yummy, juicy food such as
hamburgers and steak or even a good hot dog with
all the fixins~. The term barbecue does not only
refer to the food but also to the event itself.
The act of gathering together with friends and
family to enjoy good food, drinks and a great time
has been an honored tradition for generations. It
doesn~t matter where you live or where you are
from, the barbecue is a popular get-together.
So just where did the idea of the social barbecue
come from? Well, there are many different theories
about where it originated. The states of Texas,
Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia all
have claims to the barbecue. Now if you look into
the history of the barbecue, you will see that
each state has a different barbecue method and
each unique technique means that each could have
their own claim to the original barbecue.
And there would be no BBQ without a Texas barbecue
sauce, which is thick and sweet with a rich tomato
flavour. Texas sauce also uses a dry-rub mixture
of seasonings which is applied to the beef and
then the meat is hung over the BBQ to slow cook.
The southeast barbecue sauce, is a thinner sauce,
with more of a vinegary taste. Their meat of
choice is likely to be pork. The method used here
is to`use a pit or enclosure to concentrate the
cooking heat and smoke around the meat whilst it
is being prepared.
Everyone that barbecues comes up with their own
technique, their own ~secret formula~ and their
own favorite barbecue sauce. You may discover your
own. Whether you prefer a Midwest or southeast BBQ
flavor or even a combination of different ones,
you will have fun discovering your own taste and
the fun and socialization you get from having a
barbecue. So the next time you are at a barbecue
or hosting one of your own, spark some
conversation by asking people if they know the
difference between barbecue and grilling or Texas
BBQ sauce and Georgia sauce.
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