Sam Wilkins
Section 4
History of BBQ
• The tradition of slow-roasting a hog for hours to eat in fellowship has been around since before the Civil War.
• Southern states have diversified the styles and recipes that were started by plantation farmers and slaves.
• The culture of today’s barbeque hasn’t changed you can still get it every Sunday after church and there’s always good sides and drink to wash it down.
North Carolina BBQ:• Eastern North Carolina barbeque uses chopped and pulled pork from whole hog. The use of vinegar and hot pepper is the sauce.
• Lexington style is the norm by using both a vinegar or tomato style sauce and chopped pork shoulder.
South Carolina BBQ:
• “Carolina Gold” or mustard sauce is the primary style of barbeque for the state of South Carolina.
• The sauce includes mustard, apple juice and brown sugar.
Tennessee BBQ:
• Memphis style barbeque is primarily ribs are served wet with sauce or dry rub.
• Traditional style is slow smoked sliced pork with a molasses based spicy tomato sauce.
Texas BBQ:
• East Texas uses traditional pork shoulder cuts and ribs with sweet thick sauce.
• Central Texas uses pork or beef usually made from the leftover cuts and
has no sauce.• South Texas has Mexican and Cuban traits. Resembles a fajita.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_variations_of_barbecue
I love BBQ! I liked learning about the different sauces they use depending on what region your eating it in. I've tried BBQ in the North multiple times and it's just never the same as it is right here in NC!
ReplyDeleteSam, you made learning about barbeque fun. I wanted to add the style that I grew up with:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City-style_barbecue
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to learn about how everywhere you go food might be called the same but it is made in a different way.
ReplyDeleteI watched a barbeque special on the Food Network a while ago and it followed right along with what you were saying. It is interesting to know that not all barbeque comes from the same place in the pig, and some isn't from a pig at all.
ReplyDeleteI am starving now. Barbecue is one of my favorites (although I don't turn much down). I like the vinegar/pepper sauce the best, but can eat any of it. I think it is interesting that different regions put a different flair on cooking the same item. I guess that is part of what makes us all unique. One of the supervisors at my agency cooks barbecue for us and makes his own sauce to go with it. He uses Boston Butt for the meat.
ReplyDeleteBBQ is not my favorite dish because it is sweet and salty.But i do like the information you give me. I did not know that there is diffrents types of BBQ depending on the region.
ReplyDeleteI just got done reading the report about vegetarianism and this report further confirms why I could never be one! I love barbecue, but unfortunately I've never had much variety outside of western North Carolina, South Carolina, and probably eastern Tennessee. It's intriguing to read how the different regions barbecue. We typically think of barbecue to be a southern speciality, but I'm curious how common it is in other regions like the north or even in other cultures. And if it is found, how do they do it?
ReplyDeleteI think its great when BBQ lovers can go to different parts of the country and get a different taste of their favorite food. Personally, I like Tennessee BBQ the best, but I am looking forward to trying the BBQ in the southwestern part of the country!
ReplyDeleteThis made me so hungry! I did not realize there were multiple types of BBQ. I love the different types of sauces and would love to try some of them sometime!
ReplyDeleteThis is so interesting. I work at a BBQ place in Sylva and people come in all the time asking for stuff that we definitely don't have. Then they usually mention where they are from and how different we do it here. Neat!
ReplyDeleteOccasionally I love BBQ. My favorite smoked is pulled pork. I enjoy different types of sauces and usually mix a sweet with the hottest I can find. I won't eat the stuff with out coleslaw though. One of the most appealing things about BBQ to me is how different it can be depending on who cooks it and where. Even right here in Western NC, you get a different taste from every plate of BBQ you try. I also love the competition aspect of BBQ. Anyone who takes the time to have a make authentic BBQ is going to take pride in their work and continue improving their technique.
ReplyDeleteI never knew that different states have different styles of BBQ. I have never been a really big fan of BBQ but some of these styles sounded tasty.
ReplyDeleteI love BBQ! I found it very interesting that hog roasting for fellowship has been around since before the Civil War. I have lived all around the United States and I have noticed that BBQ has been different in taste depending where you are at. Even though I have had the opportunity to eat many different kinds of BBQ I found this very interesting that there is so many different kinds of one particular food.
ReplyDeleteVery intersting to me that different states good their barbeque in their own ways.
ReplyDeleteI am from Lexington, NC and we are known for our bbq. I enjoy it and so does everyone else, however I do not see anything special about it. I enjoy the SC bbq better, but that is probably because I like spicier bbq.
ReplyDeleteI Love Barbeque! (especially from Speedy's in Lexington, NC!!!) I never realized that there were so many different ways to eat barbeque. I mean sure people use different sauces or cook it longer or slower for taste but I didn't realize the differences in bordering states was that big! I've never eaten barbeque from anywhere but North Carolina but I must say that even though each restaraunt may have it's own twist, it all tastes about the same and is pretty much AMAZING! Go barbeque:)!
ReplyDeletei had no idea that there were certain bbq native to specefic areas! very interesting.
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