Barbecue: it's a strange word. Growing up, I thought it only applied to foods prepared with barbecue sauce, but with continued exposure, even I have started to use it to refer to cookouts and grilling. Perhaps in time, I will even refer to the grill itself as a barbecue. "Throw some shrimp on the barby," eh?
Still, it seems strange that barbecuing can occur independently of the use of barbecue sauces or rubs.
tags: language, barbecue
I, too, believed that barbecue had to have barbecue sauce. And the think, reddish-brown sauce that turns black when you cook it.
ReplyDeleteA trip in the south convinced me that other people had different (and delicious) ideas about barbecue.
I use the words "grill" and "barbeque" interchangably. I've never really thought about it until reading your post. Interesting... I wonder if it's a regional thing...
ReplyDeleteThe Sasquatch and I did steaks on a little grill at a state park on Monday. Damn, it was good.
Mmmm, steaks. :)
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