piedmont wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:53:22 -0700, Dave Bugg wrote:
>
>> ViLco wrote:
>>
>>> Since I am italian I never used a sweet and sour rub on ribs,
>>> ....snip
>>
>> Since I am American, and have done ribs personally and
>> professionally, I have never used (nor have hear of) a 'sweet and
>> sour' rub. Sweet and sour rub is not a bbq thing, nor is it an
>> American thing. Typical American bbq uses many savory dry herbs and
>> spices, with perhaps a bit of 'sweet' if something like brown sugar
>> is added to the rub. I don't even think I would like a 'sweet and
>> sour rub'; it sounds like it would turn out something akin to some
>> sort of potato chip flavoring.
>
> Dave,
>
> I assumed he was thinking of a rub which has salt and sugar and didn't
> know how to say it, but I don't know, he is a valid poster on RFC so i
> took it with a grain of salt. Hopefully he'll post again and clarify.
> I work with a guy born and raised in Italy and his english is good but
> there have been times of verbal confusion.

(smile) I know who Vilco is, since I have participated on RFC for over a
dozen years. Perhaps it was poor English language skills, perhaps not. I
don't possess the ability to read his intentions, so I simply respond to the
words written.

--
Dave
What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan