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I don't think BBQ'd parsnips count, even though I do like grilled vegetables.In before the claim of "the best BBQ in the world is served at Steinholme" is thrown out there.
List is obviously wrong. Crabcakes and football, that's what Maryland does.
Having lived there for a few years, pretty much.
There was one BBQ place, but it was way the heck up in Howard County, called itself "North Carolina Style" and was ... OK.
There is better BBQ in California, which is saying a lot. There is much better BBQ in Waco, though it can be a bit weird at times (chopped brisket, jalapeño, and Fritos?).
Yesterday someone from Georgia was telling me "we don't really have barbecue in Georgia"....
Fritos???
One more reason to steer clear of Waco.
Ya think?I detect more than a slight bias in that article.
I suspect the real reason for the shootout in Waco had to do with BBQ.
Ya think?
I was born in Texas, but with few exceptions, I have been sorely disappointed in Texas BBQ. For one thing, the brag about how BBQ is supposed to be Beef. But have you ever tried to find BBQ beef ribs in Texas? There are a few places, but mostly they do pork. I have tried to find BBQ's beef ribs every time I visited Texas. A couple of times I thought I was on to something but found out they only do beef ribs on Tuesdays, or one other day of the week.
Until I can consistently find good Beef ribs in Texas, I will consider them pretenders instead of contenders.
And don't try to sell me Brisket. With few exceptions, it is like cardboard. (Expensive cardboard). Pulled pork is immeasurably better.
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2) Anyplace outside of Texas claiming to have "Texas Style" BBQ doesn't count.
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I'm always a little suspicious about ordering BBQ because I like the smoky taste but I do not like sauces which are sweet or hot. I've had BBQ that I like in Texas (without the sauce) and Memphis.
I always thought BBQ was the style of cooking, not the type of meat. I've seen chicken on a BBQ menu, although I don't order it. I prefer ribs, either pork or beef. I never heard of brisket until I started going to Texas on a regular basis. I don't order it by itself but the Blue Goose in Addison has great brisket tacos. Too bad we don't go there (Addison) any more.Most places will let you order it "dry". Some of their items will have sauce in it (or on it) as part of either the cooking process or presentation. Some places will baste ribs in sauce as it cooks, some won't. Some places will serve pulled pork "wet" (sauce mixed in), some won't.
So give it a try, order it dry, and put the sauces on the side.
As a KC BBQ guy, I try BBQ wherever I can. The regional differences are part of what makes BBQ great. The last time I traveled anywhere, I was in S/E VA and hit at least 3 different BBQ joints in 4 days. And I really, really, liked the vinegar sauces that I sampled.
Brisket can generally be hard to do well - it's very easy to dry it out, or get it tough, or otherwise do a poor job. So it's a decent way to judge how good the place is. If they can do brisket right, they generally know what they are doing. So at a place I've never been, I usually try brisket first. But it was funny, trying to get used to the regional deal in Virginia: The first place I tried wouldn't let me order brisket. "Sorry sir, no brisket, only BBQ." Huh? "We only have brisket on Fridays, otherwise it's only BBQ." After several minutes of back and forth, I learned that BBQ = pork, and nothing else. Once I figured that out, all was well. Brisket = brisket, ribs = ribs, BBQ = pork.
Ya think?
I was born in Texas, but with few exceptions, I have been sorely disappointed in Texas BBQ. For one thing, the brag about how BBQ is supposed to be Beef. But have you ever tried to find BBQ beef ribs in Texas? There are a few places, but mostly they do pork. I have tried to find BBQ's beef ribs every time I visited Texas. A couple of times I thought I was on to something but found out they only do beef ribs on Tuesdays, or one other day of the week.
Until I can consistently find good Beef ribs in Texas, I will consider them pretenders instead of contenders.
And don't try to sell me Brisket. With few exceptions, it is like cardboard. (Expensive cardboard). Pulled pork is immeasurably better.
Hint: never ever ever ever order "lean brisket." Yes, you will find such a monstrosity in Texas.
I'm always a little suspicious about ordering BBQ because I like the smoky taste but I do not like sauces which are sweet or hot. I've had BBQ that I like in Texas (without the sauce) and Memphis.
I always though BBQ was the style of cooking, not the type of meat.
I always thought BBQ was the style of cooking, not the type of meat. I've seen chicken on a BBQ menu, although I don't order it. I prefer ribs, either pork or beef. I never heard of brisket until I started going to Texas on a regular basis. I don't order it by itself but the Blue Goose in Addison has great brisket tacos. Too bad we don't go there (Addison) any more.
Now you've gone and done it. Might as well put this in spin zone now!
All I have to say in my defense is that I've never lived in places where BBQ is a religion (oops, more SZ material) so I am pretty ignorant about it.In almost every BBQ place I've been: Smoking = cooking, BBQ = what gets cooked that way, and it's further separated by beef, pork, chicken, ribs, ...
But in some parts of this fine Republic, BBQ = pork that has been cooked by smoking. Everything else is smoked chicken, smoked, ribs, smoked brisket, ...
All I have to say in my defense is that I've never lived in places where BBQ is a religion (oops, more SZ material) so I am pretty ignorant about it.
All I have to say in my defense is that I've never lived in places where BBQ is a religion (oops, more SZ material) so I am pretty ignorant about it.
Well, now. You seem like you have questions. Here, let me hand you a brochure. We can talk about this, I'm sure it will change your life.
I was thinking about the Jehovah Witnesses that stopped by while I was doing yard work recently.Are you selling Amway?
Is is going to end up in the "nastiest airports" thread?Time for a trip to Hog Heaven for some religious education then. It's a journey out to Bailey and the closest airstrip is private so it takes some planning...