British Couple Reacts to Every BBQ Style We Could Find In the United States

[@deltabravo287]

The “whole” pig doesn’t have the organs in it. It’s been fully eviscerated.

[@reality1958]

California also has mountains, desert, redwood forests and so much more

[@coyotelong4349]

Alabama White BBQ Sauce is actually NOT to be confused with white sausage gravy 😊 One is a type of bbq sauce, while the other is a type of gravy

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

Having had many different styles of BBQ here in the States I would have a hard time saying what style I enjoy most because they are all good when done properly. The biggest crime when cooking BBQ is over cooking the meat.

[@christophermckinney3924]

The hole in the ground is a natural oven. It’s insulated and controlled and you don’t have to build an oven from brick, stone or clay. Just dig a hole, line it with leaves, wood, sticks, and set it on fire. Place the meat on the fire, cover it with sticks and leaves to lock in the heat and cook slow for a while day.

[@halicarnassus8235]

18:05. No we call it white sauce, white gravy is completely different. White gravy is something you put over chicken fried steak or biscuits and gravy

[@tax905972]

It’s boiled than grilled for browning and flavor. The boiling actually cooks it and tenderizes it before you put it on the grill.

[@gregprince2523]

Someone once said that there are more, English, Germans, Polish, Czech, Swede, Fins,Irish, Mexican, Cuban, Jamaican, Puerto Rican, African, population in America than in their own home country.... Our foods reflect that across this big beautiful country.

[@nomdeplume7537]

California is a State that geography, topography and climates range wildly. Southern California is a desert, even LA. But you can leave the beach and drive right into FULL ON DESERT, then make a left and head up into the mountains and go skiiing. The Central Valley, is a Mediterranean climate, just without the Sea. Hot days, cool-cold nights, with precipitation from 20 in [51 cm] in the North to 5 in [13 cm] in the South. Up along the Coast its Mediterranean climate, until you get into Northern California, which is a Temperate Rain Forest climate. That stretches from N Cali to Alaska and is the largest Temperate Rain Forest on earth

[@thseed7]

You very quickly get over whole hog bbq once you taste it.

[@TheMtVernonKid]

For everyone that doesnt know chips in the UK are what we call fries just a fun fact if no one knew

[@ragecave518]

Texas South Carolina Memphis KC/St. Louis There’s your staples.

[@jeffbartholomew1152]

The original video spent time explaining western NC barbecue only to skip over the vinegar-based eastern NC style. They even showed a pic of The Skylight Inn, which is known for their eastern NC style bbq, when explaining western NC bbq 😂

[@lavenderoh]

Lexington barbecue is so bad in comparison as well.

[@Timmycoo]

Yeah I was wondering because I remember that, then I thought it may have been another video.

[@the_weasler]

@@lavenderoh Couldn't be more wrong

[@TheEWFX29]

Yeah a lot of these vids seem to be jumping around. Don't know if its them or something else. But whole parts are missing.

[@shawnmcx482]

Pork shoulder is usually the cut of pork you use for pulled pork.

[@deanbrunner261]

part of living in Memphis is that it is central to almost all those areas. the barbeque varies from block to block in the city. A different taste whenever you like

[@kaydod3190]

Who gives af about Memphganistan

[@natemalnaa1]

"Just because they want a hamburger doesn't mean they want to meet the cow" lol

[@Maeshalanadae]

The reason why slaves developed the food the way they did, particularly meats, was because they would often be given the offcast scraps that weren’t palatable or even really possible to eat via normal fast, high temperature cooking methods. You had stews and soups, sure, but slow smoking in low temps over a period of hours made rubbery meats like brisket and ribs into tender, tasty nutrition.

[@Mkproduction2]

I worked as a Lifeguard at Seabrook Island Resort in Charleston SC for 2 Summers. For the 4th of July the Lifeguards would take shifts watching over the 5 WHOLE HOGS cooking on Custom made outdoor stainless steel Smoking Cookers called "PDQ" Cookers. The Hog had to Slow roast for 48 hours on wood coal heat... Then Hand pulled(because it falls off the bone) and covered in Carolina Gold Mustard Based BBQ Sauce.(Also sold as Piggy Park and Bessingers BBQ sauce) There was ALWAYS ZERO leftovers... Combine with Beans, potato salad, cole slaw, cold beer and the Atlantic Ocean 30 feet away as people in Shorts and swimsuits eat their hearts out.

[@kazeryu17]

The best bbq comes from a small tin shack along the side of an empty country road with a disturbing sign featuring a happy cannibalistic pig eating bbq. Extra points if the cook weighs at least 400lbs, and wears a brown apron that was once white.

[@jariemonah]

The California stereotype you're describing is Southern California aka SoCal and the desert Southeastern part. The rest of the state has tall trees, rainy forests, mountains, lakes, valleys, skiing locations... etc.

[@elkins4406]

Whenever people associate California with heat, all I can think of are the lines from that old song. "Hate California, it's cold and it's damp. That's why the lady is a tramp!" Then, I also tend to think of San Francisco and the redwoods before I think of Hollywood when someone asks me to imagine California.

[@Timmycoo]

Yeah I lived in the Bay Area and it's nothing like SoCal. Have family up in Tahoe/Truckee too which is entirely different than the Bay Area as well lol.

[@MBeano]

I grew up in LA area. So of course there is Hollywood, Sun and Beach. However, It was an easy quick drive to the desert (Joshua Tree, and beyond) as well as the close surrounding mountains. My Grandparents lived in Central California so we got to see the farms and ranch of that vast area several times a year. We also took yearly trips to Lake Tahoe up North. There are the massive sequoias trees - largest trees in the world, and Mt Whitney, the tallest point in contiguous United States. Then there is Napa Valley wine country, The rocky seacoast of NorCal. California is its own Country. It would be the 5th largest economy if it were its own country.

[@Timmycoo]

@@MBeano Crazy huh how you can be in 1 state and visit such different climates lol.

[@johnmarcinko2484]

@@Timmycoo Georgia is like that, too...

[@sslerlin]

Not tons of ranches in Cali you'd more likely find many vineyards

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

The trick to good beef is to age it.

[@TheDarkhorse386]

Not mentioned is Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas pit BBQ goat

[@calipop_9253]

I’m from the Santa Maria style BBQ part of California. It’s always served with beans, salsa, tortillas, garlic bread, and sometimes a green salad. Yum!

[@breckohlson7410]

Learned from my father-in-law, to boil (low rolling) pork ribs for about 2.5 hours then pull them out to dry for about 30 mins. While waiting, get the coals going and once nice and hot, throw the ribs on. This dries out the excess water that may still be there ad starts to char the outside. I generally have a hot and cool side, and rotate them as I add sauce ...then cover and let the source caramelize a little...do not burn them...then pull them off and serve. Meat will be almost falling off the bone. If the meat does fall off, reduce your time to boil. I put in some salt and pepper in the water to add a little bit of flavor and before saucing them on the grill, will throw some more. My other fav. way is to just low and slow in my smoker.

[@maryjennings4913]

I don't know if this one qualifies as BBQ, but one that wasn't mentioned is Baltimore pit beef. It's usually a boneless cut, lightly seasoned, and slow roasted over an open pit fire. There is also pit turkey, and pit ham.

[@ms.harley]

Thanks!

[@bintheredonethat]

The perfect BBQ is the one you learn to do at home. ;0)

[@jpcjc32]

The Chicago section has a translation error, rib tips are a pork product commonly sold in the Windy City, beef tips aren't a traditional part of Chicago barbecue. Hot links are a sausage that is common, beef and pork, spicy. Chicken and the trimmed spareribs are also smoked and cut to order. Choices of hot or mild sauce, French fries and slices of white bread are traditional. You guys will love the variety of American barbecue, it's amazing. Love the channel. Also, Danish rib tips may be available to you in the UK. And, the parboiling of the pork ribs is often used to partially cook them before final grilling and smoking, to expedite cooking times. I hope this helps.

[@ferrjuan]

As a Californian with family members in Texas I have to say Texas brisket is the way to go!

[@nomdeplume7537]

Theyll boil them first, then smoke the ribs. How it helps in the prep and flavor I'm not sure.

[@Aboz]

Cooking a whole hog isn't that much different from a roast turkey, except that the gobbler won't be staring at you.

[@pearliegivens5032]

The skin on the pig is called a crackling

[@SherryBandito]

Really surprised they didn’t mention eastern North Carolina bbq, that’s my favorite for pork , it’s a vinegar base

[@lavenderoh]

It's 100% the best barbecue and one of the most unique in America. Shocking they didn't mention it but mentioned the gross Lexington barbecue.

[@elkins4406]

My North Carolinian husband and his family (well, more his family than him, really, since he's a vegetarian!) introduced me to eastern NC barbeque. I was surprised not to see it here as well. It's soooo goooood!

[@ryanjustice2670]

Yeah, I'm not sure what happened. There were complete chunks of the original video that just weren't shown. It started with KC where it introduced it on the screen but only played the very tail end. It really got egregious though, when it started with VA and pretty much skipped to South Carolina.

[@johnalden5821]

I saw a brief mention of North Carolina, but it looked like they edited it out. That surprised me, because NC is a hotbed of barbecue.

[@coyotelong4349]

I thought they kind of briefly mentioned the whole state? I know they mentioned Carolina Gold sauce

[@88cevin]

White sauce and white gravy are very different. White sauce is like they said, vinegar and mayo based, but it's also a sauce (so thin). White gravy or country gravy is thicker, and is made with milk and flour, usually with breakfast (sage seasoned) sausage.

[@bradleyhall1815]

Also called Sawmill gravy.

[@ros9162]

Europeans would know it as a thick bechamel sauce.

[@russellfisher2853]

Washington state has a barbecue spot called the longhorn, it's delicious barbecue.

[@devlyn873]

I really should have known better than to watch this right before lunch...bbq ribs now on the way to be delivered.

[@brandonaston2261]

They cut out a large chunk of the Kansas city part for whatever reason

[@byersburrow]

I noticed that too, I kept rewinding, thinking I was losing my mind lol.

[@johnalden5821]

I don't know if it would be considered barbecue in the classic sense, but Maryland has a tradition of slow-cooked pit beef, which is sliced thin and served on a role, usually with a horseradish sauce. One of the traditional ways to have this is at a "bull roast," which is often a fundraiser put on by a church or community group. And over on the Eastern Shore (including Delaware), there is a fine tradition of grilled chicken, as this part of the country is known for raising chickens. I expect there are many more local traditions that this video did not get to.

[@ultraman5168]

As a New Yorker there is little I love more for a day trip than driving down for pit beef. I hope nobody else around here finds out about it, let them all keep going go to Philly while the best beef sandwich is down south. I've heard people say it's cooked too fast and hot to be real barbecue, but I don't really care.

[@johnalden5821]

@@ultraman5168 The trick is slicing it thin -- it's some of the best, juiciest roast beef you can find.

[@causticchameleon7861]

White bbq sauce and white gravy are two very different things.

[@mpccengineer]

Roasted whole Boar is a traditional English dish in England - hundreds of years ago.

[@zgdafzgdaf4264]

Surprised they didn’t mention why he Carolina’s smoke the whole hog.. it’s from the era of the settlers, the hogs were wild.

[@bradleyhall1815]

Just to clarify on the full pork roast. I think particularly because alot more Americans hunt we really develop a belief in using as much of the animal we kill as we can out of respect for the life of the animal. Seeing a animal cooked before being butchered isn't so hard when your use to cleaning dear in the field.

[@williamchiles7856]

You missed St Louis and Kansas City and Caribbean style popular in florida

[@jamesigorreilly979]

Barbecue: Cow ! Pig !! Lamb !!! Birds , chicken , turkey , Quail , Partridge , squab or pigeon , basically anything that flys or has fur or chews a cud - is or can be burn , smoked , cured - and flavored !! I’m in !!! Boiled meats prior to grilling breaks down the though pieces of meat or high fat pockets so it’s about the meat flavor not the fat !

[@andrewwash8005]

When I was stationed in North Carolina (U.S. Marine Corps) I slow cooked over coals two to three whole pigs a year. That and a keg of beer was a good day.

[@tonyzook8984]

A lot of times the pork shoulder is referred to as “pork butt”

[@BW-lb3vd]

`Eke mills in a good mood"

[@GP80888]

Chicago probably has the most diverse food culture in the US. If you are looking for a certain type from anywhere in the world you can probably find it in Chicago. Their food festivals are the best in the world.

[@keenansisson211]

I live in rural California. The state is massive and we really do have all cultures.

[@robbieh.chafin6202]

The reason he boil before putting on the grill is a way to make sure that it's done

[@causticchameleon7861]

Whole hog bbq is awesome. Our local fire department would have a whole hog bbq to raise money to equip the volunteers on the fire dept. those guys would stay up all night slow cooking a whole hog over an open pit and drinking beer. It was quite the fundraiser.

[@wandakalebaugh9465]

I didn't hear them mention south carolina. We use a mustard based sauce. It's really good.

[@jonathandepenau3370]

Native Californian here. You guys are great! Cali is like everything you think it is, but also more at the same time. It's huge, and diverse, and amazing. It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn cool regardless. Cheers!

[@TKDragon75]

White Sausage gravy and Albama white sauce are 2 different things. In America, we have a lot of foods that look similar than aren't similar, so try not to too often assume that you've seen someting before if it's explained differently.

[@johnwilliams5301]

Although none of the BBQ is bad, Alabama white sauce has it's own very unique flavor that should neither be ignored nor discarded.

[@donstuard2546]

I just watched this episode. I must say I enjoy bbq myself. I have been doing pulled pork, turkey and chicken since 2004. The best cut to do pulled is the pork shoulder, aka the Boston Butt. The reason is the connective tissues in the shoulder help in flavor and tenderizing. The connective tissues slowly dissolve to release flavor anf do the tenderizing thing. But, this only happens when cooked low and slow. I used to do bbq's for our youth group at our church as fundraisers. I would smoke 275 pounds of pork shoulders over a 2 day period. I Love BBQ!

[@richardlong3745]

There's a lot more styles than what was presented in this one video because he left out a bunch of locals that are known for their own styles of traditional BBQ.

[@JB09712]

Alabama White Sauce is absolutely not white gravy😂 but it is phenomenal

[@judyburlette6523]

They just jumped over Kansas City BBQ only saying the first & (Best) BBQ in KC they did not show any of the rest of Missouri at all I was so disappointed they spent forever on Texas we have many here in the Great Missouri!! 😋🥩

[@USMC-Goforth]

This Texan loves brisket and eggs for breakfast lol can't forget about the brisket tacos either

[@outaview]

I really like a variety of meats so its hard to narrow down to just one. I agree that seeing a whole pig being cooked over flames with the head attached is hard to see and then eat it.

[@BTinSF]

This video gave short shrift to North Carolina which is by far my favorite BBQ style and certainly one of the most important with its vinegar tomato-free sauce.

[@realisticthought1781]

Ribs, brisket, and pulled pork are all killer

[@yugioht42]

Honestly whole animal roasting has been around forever and I’m used to seeing whole birds, hogs, and whole fish getting roasted over fires. It’s actually better on the bone as the flavor actually comes out. If you eat just chicken breast it really doesn’t taste like much does it but whole chicken actually tastes of something. To do it right takes patience and control which takes a few years.

[@gaminjunctiontv5534]

Boiled ribs are really good. I grew up on them as a kid. They come out really tender.

[@jacobpickering3057]

Hello from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

[@Hillbilly001]

Don't get confused over BBQ and grilled. BBQ is done low and slow with indirect heat. While grilled is over direct heat, such as a flame. Just saying. Cheers from Tennessee

[@WalterHowell-uh2dn]

Always boil your ribs before your before you grill them..

[@jbf16falcon]

In Hawaii they did the whole hog in the ground for the luau and it was great.

[@halicarnassus8235]

What happened at the bit when Kansas City Barbecue was introduced it's like the video skipped?

[@robertspeicher5047]

Find a video on " head cheese`. Worked with guy from N. Carolina and he told me the only part of a pig that couldn't be eaten was the " oink"

[@d.r.eisenbarth1032]

Raised in Santa Maria California and live just North by the Vandenberg Space Base now. Grew up on Santa Maria style and remains my favorite. Sunday BBQ growing up - Linguica for appetizer, Tri-Tip, pinto beans, garlic bread over the coals, salad, lots of salsa, guacamole and tortillas.

[@ΒΞΔΝ]

Living in the Northeast US growing up I always figured BBQ is BBQ. Then when I traveled south, I realized there are levels to it.

[@manuelruen]

15:45 When I was in the military we always called them "roach coaches" lol

[@david-1775]

Brisket for me but pulled pork sandwich with a tomato based sauce and coleslaw is a very close second.

[@bulletproofpepper2]

Thank for sharing. I love all BBQ but Memphis is my favorite.

[@stonemansteveiii3135]

SPAM is not great!

[@TheEfvan]

Loved it all, like picking a favorite child.

[@FEARNoMore]

Let's remember all meat comes from animals. Seeing the face or legs reminds us that there is cost at eating these delicious foods. That they don't come from magic furies but sacrifices from living things.

[@the_cheka]

Skipped right over North Carolina

[@daydreamer7832]

A popular Texas breakfast is steak and eggs

[@lindastansbury2067]

I'm a Texan and love a good brisket and pulled pork. But I love BBQ period so I'll try it any way it's cooked.

[@HistoryNerd808]

There is nothing like a good Texas brisket. Food is one of the things we do better in this country than almost anywhere else. Being a melting pot has a huge impact on our cuisine.

[@andrewsims4123]

thanks for the comment , it was hilarious 😆

[@CimmerianAssassin]

Debatable, depends on your tastes. Though there is a great variety of foods indeed

[@gregbiggs7564]

Texas Brisket is the Best 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@johnnyhernandez3703]

So true because youll find any type of food from around the world in the US.

[@MeanLaQueefa]

I think KC takes it when it comes to BBQ, they invented the burnt ends

[@whirledpeaz5758]

I grew up on Kentucky open face sandwich: Pile of sliced pork soaked in a vinegar and tomato based sauce on a couple of slices of dark rye bread with a whole slice of white onion and a dill pickle. Wash it down with a Double Cola or Ski.

[@elainablake3030]

I am lucky to have a brother-in-law from Texas. He starts a bbq at 11 at night for a bbq that starts at 4 the next day. He has three BBQs and usually there are five different meats. I'm hoping my son takes interest and learns from him. Right now he just wants to eat.

[@RicardoRamirez-us7hf]

When I was a kid in Texas (El Paso) nuder one BBQ was beef second was chicken. Then we had a few people who smoked lamb and goat meet. It was okay but I loved beef myself. Thanks that was a good one.

[@MeanLaQueefa]

Wish Smitty’s was still around. It was the best BBQ in El Paso. Still have Chico’s Tacos though

[@lisajohnson2690]

I know in my part of the state. Girlking out and BBQ are the same thing and has 0 references actual BBQ. I think It's because we don't do anything speical with BBQ meats It offten just comes from a bottle as a sauce then a style of cooking

[@seatazi3039]

From the Pacific Northwest cedar smoked salmon heaven.

[@yugioht42]

California also has the strangest grill setup of the bbq styles. The grill actually moves up or down depending on how hot you want it. You push one button and it moves. This grill hasn’t been seen much outside California itself as it requires some serious hardware to put in and you really don’t want to tear it out. Most bbq places use the wheel smoker which rotates so it’s the right amount of smoke or the standard shelf smoker where meat just sits. Aquarium smokers are actually old glass or acrylic aquariums or just glass/ acrylic panels made like that but are standard shelf smokers. The California grill is a pure heat quick cook system that relies only on the heat of the fire not the smoke. Just different ideas for the same thing.

[@Timmycoo]

Talking about the Santa Maria grills? The ones I have seen just have hand cranks on the side to raise/lower. It's pretty ingenious to be honest.

[@cnobillbradley9673]

Your right pulled pork sandwich that is something else

[@rejectedjeepers7317]

So homemade ribs season and bar b que sauce you like on rack of pork ribs and wrap tightly with foil. Put on cooking sheet. Cook over night in oven at lowest temp till fall off bones. I personally like ribs so tender that the fat is melted and meat is she tender you can eat with a plastic fork. When you can't afford a expensive smoker etc.

[@fermisparadox01]

We smoke butts around here. Boston butts. We have the tastiest butts around.

[@shadowangel3995]

Southern bbq is the best; there’s also so much variety. 🤤🤤🤤 Pork, specifically the shoulder, is popular for the high fat content that makes the meat stay most as it’s smoked.

[@robrobertson4619]

Boiled first only to cook the meat,then seasoned and put on the grill to finish off and get that nice bbq crust on the rack of ribs! 😋 Just one technique 👍

[@mr.privately7125]

I’m a pit master in Lillian Alabama. If you pass through on your way to Louisiana and Texas let me know. We’ll do a BBQ, and I’ll show you how.

[@robbieh.chafin6202]

I'm from the US and I knew that y'all watch the difference fighter jets well they show cased the new stealth 21.. I believe it's 21 but I know it was the one that looks like a flying saucer

[@sindeecharlton8857]

I Just Love tri Tip

[@WalterHowell-uh2dn]

Think of cooking a whole hog like you would cook a whole turkey or a whole chicken.

[@bazookajoe6133]

Jack Daniels Baby Back Ribs. Cannot beat it!