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Monday, August 15, 2022
The three things one doesn't discuss in polite company
Mr. H and I have had numerous "discussions" about food, to wit beef barbecue (Texas) vs pork barbecue (not Texas), and whether chili is a soup (no) or a stew (I suppose), and whether or not it should have beans (yes, if they're the right kind of beans). But it's absolutely correct to say that Columbus, Ohio has to be the worst ever for barbecue, and in fact, you can hardly find a barbecue place anywhere in Ohio. Barbecue restaurants just don't last here, for some reason. Bear in mind that these are the same people who put sauerkraut on a baked potato and call it a German sundae.
A German sundae. Hmmm...m'yes. I believe I'll give that one a miss. I've had enough colon stress, lately.
I don't know if Virginia Beach ought to be on a "national" list, or not, but the city does have some outstanding BBQ restaurants. Even little Southport, NC has a great BBQ place where we dine occasionally.
I personally love telling Texans how NC BBQ is superior. I also tell Tennesseans that Texas BBQ is superior. It's hilarious saying to a North Carolinan, "I didn't realize you had BBQ in NC! Isn't it basically Tenn BBQ?" That last one is like telling a Kentuckian that it's properly known as a "Pennsylvania long rifle."
Yes, I'm a bad person, but you have to get your chuckles where you can.
Oh, and while I prefer my chili with few or no beans, it seems to me that since they used to call it 'chili con carne', meat is what's added to chili.
I have as little patience for BBQ snobs as I have for pizza snobs. The big difference is that the latter are almost entirely New Yorkers, who are already predisposed to be Ricardo Cabezas. The latter are found everywhere barbecue is made.
I like good barbecue, and I don't care about regional rivalries. Same for pizza.
Stephen, Oh no dint! There's no pizza but NY pizza! Everything else is red sauce put on flat bread. Except California pizza, which should not be called pizza.
In AZ, I usually eat Little Caesars. If you're getting crappy 'pizza', you shouldn't pay more than $5.
I don't care much, I like different area's BBQ and chili. If you ask someone to play cornhole while you wait for your three-way, that means something drastically different things in Ohio and California.
Paco: Cincinnati chili = Skyline Chili which is chili sauce on spaghetti. Ugh, ugh, and yuk.
Veeshir: You are right about chili. In past centuries, good chili made south of the border would have been beans, tomatoes, maybe wild onion, and chilis (the pepper), and if they had meat to put in it, it would have been ground squirrel or dog.
Mr. H and I have had numerous "discussions" about food, to wit beef barbecue (Texas) vs pork barbecue (not Texas), and whether chili is a soup (no) or a stew (I suppose), and whether or not it should have beans (yes, if they're the right kind of beans). But it's absolutely correct to say that Columbus, Ohio has to be the worst ever for barbecue, and in fact, you can hardly find a barbecue place anywhere in Ohio. Barbecue restaurants just don't last here, for some reason. Bear in mind that these are the same people who put sauerkraut on a baked potato and call it a German sundae.
ReplyDeleteA German sundae. Hmmm...m'yes. I believe I'll give that one a miss. I've had enough colon stress, lately.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if Virginia Beach ought to be on a "national" list, or not, but the city does have some outstanding BBQ restaurants. Even little Southport, NC has a great BBQ place where we dine occasionally.
Btw, what is the deal with Cincinnati chili? It sounds kind of tasty, to me - except for the cheese; I can't abide cheese.
ReplyDeleteI personally love telling Texans how NC BBQ is superior.
ReplyDeleteI also tell Tennesseans that Texas BBQ is superior.
It's hilarious saying to a North Carolinan, "I didn't realize you had BBQ in NC! Isn't it basically Tenn BBQ?"
That last one is like telling a Kentuckian that it's properly known as a "Pennsylvania long rifle."
Yes, I'm a bad person, but you have to get your chuckles where you can.
Oh, and while I prefer my chili with few or no beans, it seems to me that since they used to call it 'chili con carne', meat is what's added to chili.
V: You sure love to live dangerously. Being able to shoot Magnum revolvers in both hands simultaneously might come in handy some day.
ReplyDeleteI have as little patience for BBQ snobs as I have for pizza snobs. The big difference is that the latter are almost entirely New Yorkers, who are already predisposed to be Ricardo Cabezas. The latter are found everywhere barbecue is made.
ReplyDeleteI like good barbecue, and I don't care about regional rivalries. Same for pizza.
Stephen, Oh no dint!
ReplyDeleteThere's no pizza but NY pizza!
Everything else is red sauce put on flat bread.
Except California pizza, which should not be called pizza.
In AZ, I usually eat Little Caesars.
If you're getting crappy 'pizza', you shouldn't pay more than $5.
I like good barbecue, and I don't care about regional rivalries.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, Stephen.
I don't care much, I like different area's BBQ and chili.
ReplyDeleteIf you ask someone to play cornhole while you wait for your three-way, that means something drastically different things in Ohio and California.
Paco: Cincinnati chili = Skyline Chili which is chili sauce on spaghetti. Ugh, ugh, and yuk.
ReplyDeleteVeeshir: You are right about chili. In past centuries, good chili made south of the border would have been beans, tomatoes, maybe wild onion, and chilis (the pepper), and if they had meat to put in it, it would have been ground squirrel or dog.