Geographically accurate BBQ map

[FUEGO]

Pork is not BBQ!

Tens of millions of people disagree! Just because you haven't had good pork bbq doesn't mean it can't be delicious bbq.

 

[Sarah in SC]

Tens of millions of people disagree! Just because you haven't had good pork bbq doesn't mean it can't be delicious bbq.

See my sig line. Trust me. We know pork = truth.

 

[FUEGO]

See my sig line. Trust me. We know pork = truth.

Dozens of pork shoulders that have met their demise by my hands (and teeth) cannot be wrong.

 

[HFWR]

Arguing BBQ (and chili) is a fascinating exercise, more pleasant, if equally contentious, than arguing politics or religion, and well adapted to the swilling of beer.

As long as it's low and slow and smoky...

 

[FUEGO]

I have yet to meet a meat that isn't delicious when grilled.

 

[HFWR]

I have yet to meet a meat that isn't delicious when grilled.

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Though I agree in principle, grilling is not the same as barbecuing!

 

[FUEGO]

Though I agree in principle, grilling is not the same as barbecuing!

Let me modify my comment to include meats that are grilled, smoked, slow roasted, etc.

I actually slow roast pork shoulders in the oven (!!) and put a little liquid smoke on towards the end. Tastes as good or better than most bbq restaurants around here. Oven roasting is probably sacrilege to the hard core bbq devotees, but that's ok - they can eat their cooking and I can eat mine!

 

[Sarah in SC]

Again, I'll reiterate...I am not very choosy when I don't have to do the cooking! I'll eat whatever y'all put on the table! Oven-roasted pork shoulders, Texas brisket, whatever!

Did I tell you that one of the local places has a brilliant new side dish/appetizer? It is these huge pork skins on a tray, served with...wait for it... pimento cheese. Holy smokes that's some good eats!

 

[FIREd]

I actually slow roast pork shoulders in the oven (!!)

I dry rub the pork shoulder and cook it in a pressure cooker!

Delicious, and convenient for those of us who can't BBQ for lack of outdoors space.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Three things that are good even when they're not the best: barbecue, pizza, sex.

 

[Free To Canoe]

Three things that are good even when they're not the best: barbecue, pizza, sex.

Sounds like you will need some napkins.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Sounds like you will need some napkins.

Only when we add chocolate to the equation

 

[REWahoo]

The debate over the type of meat and the base for the sauce is a side issue. Good BBQ needs no sauce.

If you need to use a sauce of any variety on BBQ of any type, then what you really need is better BBQ. (The same holds true for steak and 'steak sauce' - yuck!)

Whatever meat you prefer, the secret of good BBQ is in the rub you use to season it and how you cook it, not the stuff you put on it later to change how it tastes.

Good BBQ rub*: Kanak Seasonings



*Disclosure: Although I have no financial interest in the company, I am related by law to the owner.

 

[MichaelB]

There is much wisdom to be found in a thread that covers US geography and polls, BBQ, grilling, pork, rubs, ribs, chocolate, pizza, vinegar, mustard, gumbo, cabrito, smoking, bad sex, other people cooking and good things about Texas. We have to find a way to get this in the FAQ section.

 

[Redbugdave]

Hey Michael...And don't forget the Poll option...

 

[audreyh1]

There is much wisdom to be found in a thread that covers US geography, BBQ, grilling, pork, rubs, ribs, chocolate, pizza, vinegar, mustard, gumbo, cabrito, smoking, bad sex, other people cooking and good things about Texas. We have to find a way to get this in the FAQ section.

And don't forget Cabrito!

 

[Midpack]

Definitely personal preference if not inherited. I've had lots of BBQ in TX, FL, TN, FL and the Midwest and I prefer pork (not beef) and tomato over vinegar, so the best BBQ I've ever had was in Memphis (Corky's & Rendezvous). Here's a good regional map, though not as cute as the OP. YMMV...

 

[HFWR]

Definitely personal preference if not inherited. I've had lots of BBQ in TX, FL, TN, FL and the Midwest and I prefer pork (not beef) and tomato over vinegar, so the best BBQ I've ever had was in Memphis (Corky's & Rendezvous). Here's a good regional map, though not as cute as the OP. YMMV...

I prefer a thinner sauce, with a tomato-vinegar base, some heat, and not much sweet (brown sugar/molasses)...

 

[Bestwifeever]

There is much wisdom to be found in a thread that covers US geography, BBQ, grilling, pork, rubs, ribs, chocolate, pizza, vinegar, mustard, gumbo, cabrito, smoking, bad sex, other people cooking and good things about Texas. We have to find a way to get this in the FAQ section.

We haven't even touched on what is "real" chili.

 

[dizzy]

Around Santa Maria, it could only be mesquite.

Red oak, actually. Live fire, not embers. Best is Jockos in Nipomo.

 

[braumeister]

Glad to see they've expanded the choices.
I spent one summer there a long time ago (Vandenberg AFB, actually), and enjoyed Santa Maria BBQ quite often. At that time, everything seemed to be done on mesquite, and I developed a lifelong appreciation for the smoke from that wood.

 

[MichaelB]

Hey Michael...And don't forget the Poll option...

Got it. Thanks

And don't forget Cabrito!

Didn't forget, and I also enjoy it.

We haven't even touched on what is "real" chili.

That's 'cause I wanted to keep the thread friendly

 

[FUEGO]

We haven't even touched on what is "real" chili.

I've had beef chili, vegetarian chili, pork chili, chicken chili, all with or without beans. Never met a chili I didn't like. Which reminds me that the pork loin in the fridge might be about to meet some tomatillos and poblanos in an explosion of heat and flavor pretty soon.

 

[Sarah in SC]

Mail me some leftovers, Fuego! That sounds awesome!

 

[braumeister]

I must respectfully request that this thread be closed now.

Being stuck with only the bizarre but surprisingly tasty concoction known as Cincinnati chili, I would be quickly laughed out of any discussion of conventional chili.