A Single Southern Guy in America

July 17, 2003

Battle of The Meats Won By The Porkers

Round 3 in the First Battle of the Great Barbecue Wars has settled out and it looks like once again the forces for truth, justice, the American Way, and pork have prevailed. Before we take a look at the count, let�s review the latest fighting:

The porkers continued to post away with five entries to only one beef proponent post(note: my two posts are not counted in the porkers total). One marginal beef poster was Kin, who claimed his preference for beef on his religious traditions, but then went on to take option c0 BBQ is anything cooked in the BBQ style. The sole 'beef' poster was Jeff, who bashed the porkers and I in my entries to this week's Carnival.

The porkers were taken aback, but in the end, their passion (measured by the propensity to actually post on the subject) carried the day. While in the comment section it was nearly an even fight, Holly backed down and then committed Southern heresy by claiming that BBQ was a social occasion. It is also clear that the Carolinians and Georgians are just as passionate about the pork side as the Texans are about the beef side. Largely, it was agreed that BBQed beef is great eating. Nevertheless, the pork fact checkers were able to quickly dispel any Beef claims to have originated the art of BBQ.

Final Scores

Comments�
Pork: 5
Beef: 4.5
Social Occasion: .5 What are you smoking Holly? Obviously not beef or pork! ; )

Trackbacks/Posts:
Pork: 5
Beef: 1
Anything cooked on a grill: 1
Undecided: 1

Now that the first battle is complete, the next promises to be a bloody affair. Be looking for--

The Great BBQ Wars: Battle of The Sauces.

Read on to see highlights from the comment section--

Comment highlights:

Holly:
Tobasco makes anything taste good... PLEASE have the courtesy of putting some Tobasco on it for me. Drench it in Tobasco�

I bet you all wish I never found this blog...

Yeti:
The noble cattle will always have precedence over the lowly and disgusting pig.

Using a report from Virginia to prove your point is like asking someone from Emory to tell you whether Coke or Pepsi is a better product.

I grew up in Texas, and you Arkansas sonsbitches only call it Pork caus you're all UA Hogs at heart.

Dax was born a Yankee, and has to go to Kroger to do figure out the answer to his BBQ questions.

Jen:
God gave us cows so we could have good BBQ. He gave us pigs for breakfast and Easter.

PsychoSoph
I don't eat it, but it has the fat to make it moist, juicy, and oh-so-trichinosis-tasty.

If you invite people to a BBQ and you give 'em beef, they'll blink and wonder where their pork is.

Courtney
I'm going to NYC tomorrow, and my first social event is a barbeque, Brooklyn-style. Lord help me.

Dax
I don't care what you think. BBQ is pork!

Russ
�barbecue is Pork - period, full stop. Really - it's in the rules.

And by the way, if your 'cue needs sauce, you ain't doin' it right.

Indigo
Pork and beef is like oranges and apples, don't you think?

Rita
Pig in a pit, my man...ain't nuttin' finer.

Kin:
Granted, I'm Jewish, so there's no real competition.

Adam
"see that bush over there?" "We call those shade trees in Texas"

And yes, I have been know to do the Wooooooooooo-PIG--SOOIE yell in public places out of state and not at sporting events

It's BBQ in the same way that coon is at the Gillet Coon Supper every January. Makes decent eating, but it's not BBQ.

I've been down to the LoonSteer state plenty times

Post Highlights

Dax:
My Grandfather tole me that when that Bastard Sherman marched through the South burnin� everything in site, the only food left for us were the scraps. See the Union Army stole all the �good� food. Not to say ole Grand pap was lyin� but I kind figure he was pretty close to the truth. I figure that Man�s been cookin� over an open flame since Caveman Days. Only they called it Oogin� or some such.

Phillip:
So where's the war as I too feel that barbeque was what the good Lord had in mind when he created the pig!!!

Kevin:
Texas brisket is nice, but pork is the main ingredient in BBQ.

Kin:
Being a Yid, BBQ is beef. No pig was hurt in the making of my dinner. I'm sure PETA would be happy. Granted...hundreds of cows and for that matter cute little milk-fed calves have gone under the knife for my charcoal (yes...charcoal...no gas here baby) grilled pleasure.

I guess you could call any mammal tossed on the coals BBQ.

Indigo:
mainly for the Texans who seemed to be claiming they invented barbecue.

Tac
Regardless of the Texan or two who insist that beef can be barbecue, Adam is absolutely correct: barbecue is Pork, no ifs, ands, or buts*...

* unless, of course, you mean a Boston Butt.

Adam
You might cook goat, beef, chicken, coon, deer, duck, goose, quail, rabbit, squirrel, whatever, in the barbecue style, but it is NOT BBQ.

I'll throw the Texans and their brisket a rib bone (yes, that would be a pork rib)

Remember, a person will fact-check you faster than a Cajun will keep a carp.

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Comments

:) Yea you've got a new home!! I'm working on getting mine over to a new place as well.
Hope you're having a good week.

Posted by: Tam at July 18, 2003 12:14 AM

What am I smoking??? Nothing at the moment, but would love to smoke a little something at a later time..... ;-)

I didn't back down, by the way.... it's called COMPROMISE!

Posted by: holly at July 18, 2003 08:27 AM

Recount! I demand a recount! You're offending my religious sensiblities! Fascists!

Posted by: Kin at July 18, 2003 08:37 AM

Adam, you must have been one of those volunteers who offered to recount ballots in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. ;-)

All I have to say is the saying goes: "Beef! It's what's for dinner."

Pork just gets to be that 'other' white meat. It's not even 'that' white meat.

Posted by: Jen at July 18, 2003 03:30 PM