I Hate BBQ

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
And I'm not too fond of red meat, either. Which is why I get to send so much time in Kansas City, famed for its BBQ.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more - the vortex of the Executive Escalation of Doom calls, and I'll be back on Friday. I'll try to update as time permits.

11 comments:

Eric said...

"I Hate BBQ"

::sniffs dismissively::

You just haven't had good barbecue. Everybody knows [regional_pride]Western North Carolina[/regional_pride] has the best barbecue in the world, [barbecue_type]smoked pulled pork[/barbecue_type] served [dry-rubbed-sauce_base]with a tomato-based barbecue sauce[/dry-rubbed-sauce_base]. Come to [state]North Carolina[/state] and we'll show you how it's supposed to be done, a real treat compared to whatever has been passed off as barbecue wherever it is you've been. Nobody does [animal]pig[/animal] like we do, and that's not an opinion, it's just fact.

Janiece said...

Eric, there's probably not too much to be done, here, regardless of how FAB North Carolina BBQ is.

There's just too much fat.

Steve Buchheit said...

The Lord is my fire master; I shall not want. He maketh me to lay down the meat in dry rub: he leadeth me to not turn the meat too soon. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me to the mantra of low and slow. Yea, though I walk through the valley of grilling and chain restaurants, I will fear no sweet sauce: for thou art with me; thy mesquite and thy hickory, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my grill with oil; my beer runneth over. Surely goodness and tastiness shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will rub my sated gut for ever.

Carol Elaine said...

Whereas I love a good BBQ - not for the meat (well, duh) but for the BBQ sauce. My new apartment isn't conducive to a small grill, but my next place (whenever that may be) definitely needs to have a space where I can grill and BBQ veggies and veggie burgers and firm tofu and the like. Because I LOVE things cooked in BBQ sauce.

Stacey said...

Eric is correct in that you haven't had good BBQ; it doesn't have to be read meat, it could be chicken...
Eric is incorrect in that he got the region wrong. Texas BBQ - Goode Company BBQ to be precise - is da bomb. It's all about the sauce and with the chicken all chopped up, goes very nicely over a baked potato. Add a little Texas Jalepeno bread and mmmm mmmmm. That's about the only thing Texas has going for it.

Anne C. said...

Unlike CE, I don't really like BBQ sauce much. I'll eat it if that's what we're having, but I'd prefer something else. I DO, however, like the occasional herbal dry rub (NOT a sauce) and slow grilled ribs. My BIL Brian made some delicious ribs like that which I still remember years later.

peedi = having your toe nails done while... nevermind.

WendyB_09 said...

NC BBQ is ok, as long as it's not Stamey's...blech...

And Steve, I spewed ginger ale on my screen! That's a prayer I can live with. Favorite shows on Saturday afternoon PBS stations are BBQ-U & Barbeque America. Yum.

WendyB_09 said...

stabs = really??

OK, I'll bite...
what Janiece will do to people if she has to eat BBQ...

Janiece said...

Yes, I did. I ate BBQ at a place called "Jack Stack" and I had turkey and sausage.

It wasn't awful.

Gypsy Chaos said...

LOL! Your trips sound similar to mine - I had to visit El Paso, TX too often [since once was more than enough...]

Picture 8 - 10 people ordering in a restaurant. All but one orders he-man steaks, huge portions. And one orders fish or seafood. Really.
And the guys laugh and tell the waitress [always a waitress] that I'm odd like that, being the only woman in the group. Loved you too, guys.

Janiece said...

Welcome, Gypsy Chaos.

Yes, being the token chick in every meeting is my lot in life. I thought, as I got older and attitudes continued to change, that the ratios might change.

Alas and alack, that is not the case.