Originally Posted by
Peterpack
I'm seen a few travel and food shows which really give me the impression that in some parts of America, they really take their BBQ rather seriously
is this true ?
LOL. So seriously that situations develop that you can't even imagine. For a period of time we lived in a small town that had two BBQ joints, run by two brothers. Both had the same name, and one was refered to as "on the by-pass" and the other by "next to the hospital" (probably for ease of transportation after an overdose

).
As an outsider, I could detect no discernable difference in the two products, yet the locals would line up behind one or the other and refuse to set foot in the one they didn't like.
BTW - I didn't read this entire thread, but in case no one else has, I need to point out that BBQ is a noun, not a verb or adjective.