Association, it’s my personal goal to share the joy of the original and very best types of genuine barbeque.
Part of my challenge also is to clear up confusion over just what the word “barbeque” means. Hints to its true nature sometimes can be found in the use of the word “barbeque” in lan- guage, and it has become popular to say that “barbeque is a noun and not a verb.” “Barbeque” is, most properly, used as a noun that refers to a specif- ic thing, but sometimes it can also be used as a transitive verb.
Most Americans who live outside of the South in general, and outside of North and South Carolina in particular, use “barbeque” as a verb. Or, if they use it as a noun, they use it incorrect- ly. Midwesterners or Northerners will say to friends, “I'm going to barbeque some hot dogs tonight” or “let's put some brats on the barbeque and break out some beer.” And while everyone will have a great time, their use of the word is actually incorrect. That neighbor is, in fact, going to
“grill” some hot dogs, and the device he is going to cook them on also is called a “grill,” not a “barbeque.”
The second proper use of the word, as a transitive verb, can sometimes be confused with the incorrect use of such terms as “barbeque chicken” or “barbeque beef.” While it is common to barbeque various meats, with beef and chicken likely being the most common, those animals should be termed “barbequed (insert name of the animal),” where the term “bar- beque” describes the way the meat was cooked.
Misuse of the term “barbeque” on tel- evision, in movies and in magazines, which is most often written or spoken by people who know nothing about real barbeque, has led to the miscon- ception, for instance, that beef is bar- beque. It's not.
Don't forget, barbeque is more specifi- cally a noun, a specific thing, and that specific thing is pork, not beef or fish, or beaver, or shrimp or anything else.
It’s quite possible to barbeque beef – tens of thousands of people out West do it all the time – and it’s often deli- cious. But that is “barbequed beef” not “barbeque.” The term “barbeque” is always properly reserved for pork.
There is only one state where you can experience all four American styles of barbeque - and that is South Carolina. The true barbeque aficionado cannot say that he or she has completed his or her barbeque quest without a visit to South Carolina, where the art of barbeque was invented and is still practiced in both its purest tradition and most diverse styles.
So, y’all come to South Carolina and eat barbeque with people who know it, love it and have the longest history of preparing it. There is great culinary adventure awaiting you here in the “birthplace of barbeque.”
Lake E. High, Jr. is President, South Carolina Barbeque Association (
scbarbeque.com). Visit
SCBBQTrail.com to learn more about true barbeque and to download a free SC BBQ Trail Map, or visit
discoversouthcarolina.com
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