"ToLo" > wrote in message
...
> Greg Leman said on 8/8/2004 6:57 PM:
> > "ToLo" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>>This guy has put together a pretty good site on eastern Q:
> >>>http://bbqpossum.8k.com/#eastern
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Why would I put ANY credence to what a person writes when their stated
> >>only knowledge of Texas Style Barbecue is as quoted from their site:
> >>
> >>" Award winning Texas style BBQ, which means meat (including beef?!)
> >>slow cooked and sliced down into big pieces and served with a ketchupy
> >>red sauce. Folks in Texas are so nice that we hate to say anything bad
> >>about their barbecue, so we won't say anything more. "
> >>
> >>Obviously a friggin' moron who knows absolutely NOTHING about barbecue
> >>especially that from Texas.......
> >
> >
> > Because the web site is about Eastern NC Q?
> >
> > Arguing Texas vs Carolina Q is like arguing Chardonay vs Merlot. It
just
> > isn't comparable. I saw this quote a few years back: Telling one man
your
> > favorite barbeque is better than his is kind of like saying "My wife is
> > better than yours," only more personal.
> >
> The quote was his. I didn't knock NC Q. No, I like Q made virtually
> everywhere and even in Eastern NC. I had some great Q in Charlotte just
> a few months ago. My complaint is that he made a grossly erroneous,
> generalized statement about Texas Barbecue that certainly wasn't
> descriptive of the vast majority of Q that I have eaten in Texas.
> (snip)

I think you might have missed the point. There is a healthy rivalry between
NC and Texas Q. Both sides, tongue in cheek, refuse to admit that what the
other side makes even _is_ Q. In NC, the word "barbeque" means pulled
pork -- so saying "beef barbeque" doesn't make any sense here. The possum's
comments about Texas Q were just a lighthearted poke at our rival state.

I happen to like it all as well. I've had the opportunity to travel
extensively and I've enjoy different styles throughout the country. In the
dead of night, when the neighbors are fast asleep, I've even been known to Q
a brisket or two. Just because the Possum poked a little fun at Texas
doesn't mean you should discount what he has to say about Eastern NC Style
Q. I've found his reviews to be pretty much dead on.


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