 McSummationMmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee.Premium,MVM
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Round Rock, TX
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Re: Just wondering if the South still exists? Another difference between Texas and other places in the South that are more eastern is BBQ/barbecue/barbque (however you want to spell it). Ours is better than yours.  |
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 boognishPremium
join:2001-09-26
Baton Rouge, LA
kudos:6 | I don't know. I like the Carolina style of BBQ quite a bit.
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 KoilPremium
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Irmo, SC | reply to McSummation
said by McSummation:Another difference between Texas and other places in the South that are more eastern is BBQ/barbecue/barbque (however you want to spell it). Ours is better than yours. See...now you've just gone and made this personal. 
I prefer tomato based BBQ's above all.
There are actually 2 kinds of carolina style BBQ....here in SC, they prefer a mustard based BBQ sauce, which I find disgusting. Very good way to ruin a good piece of meat.
North Carolina uses a vinegar based spiced BBQ sauce that is pretty damn good.
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McSummationMmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee.Premium,MVM
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Round Rock, TX
kudos:2 | The last time I ate some of that vinegar based stuff, it made me sick.
There are some really good BBQ joints in central Texas. Cooper's in Llano is one of the best.
When talking to new residents about BBQ, I tell them, "Good BBQ doesn't come from a clean place. If it's not smoky and a little 'dirty', it would be any good. In general, the grungier the place, the better the BBQ." Now, having said that, if it's too dirty, the health department might need to be called.
The best BBQ I've had in years was: feral hog (killed the day before), pit roasted, served on big plates out under a pecan tree on the bank of the Frio River downstream from Concan, TX. There were a couple of piggies and a cabrito in there, too, but the big old hog was the best. For dessert, we had "camp cobbler" of the peach variety. Man, was that a party. Folks from all over the world attended. (It was a "welcome to Texas" party for the new daughter-in-law of an old friend of mine. The party was on one of the ancestral ranches.) |
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 RWildThem Or UsPremium
join:2003-09-15
Cary, NC | reply to McSummation
said by McSummation:Another difference between Texas and other places in the South that are more eastern is BBQ/barbecue/barbque (however you want to spell it). Ours is better than yours. Having grown up in Memphis, I have to take strong exception!. Hell, you Texans think BBQ is beef! |
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KoilPremium
join:2002-09-10
Irmo, SC
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said by McSummation:The last time I ate some of that vinegar based stuff, it made me sick. There are some really good BBQ joints in central Texas. Cooper's in Llano is one of the best. When talking to new residents about BBQ, I tell them, "Good BBQ doesn't come from a clean place. If it's not smoky and a little 'dirty', it would be any good. In general, the grungier the place, the better the BBQ." Now, having said that, if it's too dirty, the health department might need to be called. The best BBQ I've had in years was: feral hog (killed the day before), pit roasted, served on big plates out under a pecan tree on the bank of the Frio River downstream from Concan, TX. There were a couple of piggies and a cabrito in there, too, but the big old hog was the best. For dessert, we had "camp cobbler" of the peach variety. Man, was that a party. Folks from all over the world attended. (It was a "welcome to Texas" party for the new daughter-in-law of an old friend of mine. The party was on one of the ancestral ranches.) Nice!! We have what are called "Pig Pickin's" which is essentially the same thing, though I don't know if the hog was feral or not, but yeah...thats good stuff, man. Every year a friend of ours has a loosely based Luau party. She provides the pit and the pig. A lot of the guys hang out and cook it all night, playing cards, etc and then have it at the party the next day. Everyone else brings sides, etc.....its a good time.
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RWildThem Or UsPremium
join:2003-09-15
Cary, NC | reply to boognish
After living in the Carolinas for almost thirty years, I still much prefer the Memphis-style, tomato-based BBQ. |
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McSummationMmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee.Premium,MVM
join:2003-08-13
Round Rock, TX
kudos:2 | reply to RWild
Oh, read my other post about hog, piggies and cabrito. We eat all that plus bovines.
You know, californians might ... Nah, probably taste like plastic. |
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boognishPremium
join:2001-09-26
Baton Rouge, LA
kudos:6 | reply to RWild
I still love me some NC style BBQ. That is the style I grew up on. Louisiana has good food, but I haven't found a decent BBQ since I have been here. Also the lack of country ham drives me nuts. I have to stock up when I go visit my Mom.
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RWildThem Or UsPremium
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Cary, NC | reply to McSummation
said by McSummation:Oh, read my other post about hog, piggies and cabrito. We eat all that plus bovines. You know, californians might ... Nah, probably taste like plastic. Must have posted that while I was still typing. BTW, wore my cabrito-skin boots the other day - nice and soft.
BTW, when I used to drive between Hobbs, NM and the Odessa/Midland airport, I noticed a lot of German bakeries on the way. Interesting that Germans, Swedes, and Czechs would settle in such dry country. |
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McSummationMmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee.Premium,MVM
join:2003-08-13
Round Rock, TX
kudos:2 | There are a lot of them in central Texas. They got "rights" to land here in the mid-1800's. Since they couldn't own land where they came from, this was like Eden to them, even if it did get hot in the summer. |
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