All About Barbecue
by Laura Kjer
http://www.shopbarbecue.com
Since the beginning of time, man has been using
flame to cook food. Cavemen hunted food and then
cooked over a fire. However, when it comes to
cooking with a flame, there is a difference
between barbecue and grilling. Both are great but
true barbecue requires sauce added to the direct
flame method. Barbecue normally takes five or six
hours of basting at a low temperature. Typical
temperature for a barbecue is about 200 degrees.
Most people today think barbecue, they think of
hamburgers and hot dog. Or you might also think of
a big, fat juicy steak. The term barbecue has come
to refer to both the food item and the act of
cooking it. If you have a get together with family
friends and cook food on the barbecue, you might
refer to the event itself as a ~barbecue~. These
barbecues are very popular with people all over
the country. No matter where you live, it is a
great way to get together with friends and family
and eat some really great food.
While there's no question that the barbecue is an
American delicacy, there are many different
theories as to where its origins lie. The state of
Texas, Virginia, the Carolinas, or Georgia, each
area has it's own definition and history of
barbecue. It may well be that each area has it's
own rightful claim to the barbecue history as each
uses different methods and sauces to make their
own unique barbecue.
If you love barbecue, then you know a staple of
the successful barbecue is a great barbecue sauce.
There are different types of sauces but the
original Texas BBQ is famous for it~s thick sweet
tomato flavor. In Texas, they also enjoy using a
dry-rub seasoning on the beef before it is
barbecued.
Now if you get a southeast barbecue sauce like
that found in Georgia, it is slightly different
from the Texas BBQ. The sauce is thinner and has
more of a vinegar taste. The meat that is used is
more commonly pork instead of beef. You also see a
lot of barbecues being done in ~barbecue pits~ or
enclosures so that heat and smoke can help cook
the meat.
Your family likely has their own barbecue secrets
and they might be passed down from generation to
generation. You might have your own secret BBQ
sauce recipe. Your family may have a slow cook
method for beef or pork or maybe you enjoy both.
Whatever type of barbecue you like, there is no
doubt that families and friends love it and it
will stick around for many more years to come.
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