DJ wrote:

"Dave Bugg" wrote in message

You don't cook on a bbq, bbq is what you eat. You can cook on a
grill, or in a pit, or smoker, over a campfire, etc.... but bbq
isn't a piece of equipment

Ahh Dave, In Australia we actually do call the equipment 'bbqs',

No worries, mate. I'm glad I could be of help in correcting the terminology
error.

there are charcoal bbqs, gas bbqs then you have the smokers, hibachis
and so on....

We have grills, too. Grills which also use a variety of fuels, including
wood. But our bbq is either pork or beef. We don't eat charcoal or gas. We
also smoke-roast a variety of foods including chicken and turkey.

that's how that silly Paul Hogan tourist add used to say "and we'll put
another shrimp on the barbie for ya"

I think Hulk Hogan might grill some shrimp. I have no idea who Paul Hogan
is.

we call shrimp= prawns in Oz.Barbie is Oz for BBQ.

I've never put shrimp on a pulled-pork sandwich. But then, I tend not to
like putting seafood on my bbq; I don't like mixing the flavors.

As for the food, well we just call it bbq lamb,bbq pork, bbq ribs only
because of the equipment we cook it on.

Well, like I said, I'm happy I could be of help correcting the mistake.

Even Barbecues Galore calls
them BBQs he
http://www.bbqgalore.com.au/products/search.aspx

It's funny the way corporations and people tend to ignore the meaning of
things, isn't it. I mean, I never would have called the computer input
device a 'mouse'.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com