Great new Netflix documentary: Barbecue


#1

I was expecting 90 minutes of various barbecuing methods and approaches. Actually, it was 90 minutes of how different cultures and people share one common notion: cooking local meat over flame and how their lives revolve around that activity, socially, ethnically, economically, and with their families. Fascinating! Highly recommend.

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#2

All right, I know what I’m watching after I break my fast!


#3

It’s a good watch. About ½ cooking and ½ human documentary (native peoples, refugees, Mongolians, and Texans, of course!)


(Dave Wells) #4

Love this kind of stuff, especially being in Austin! Thanks for the recommendation!


#5

And I love your user name!


(Doug) #6

'Cue is a religion for quite a few people. Never really met a style I didn’t like, but am partial to dry-rubbed, often with non-sweet sauce on the side.


(Keto in Katy) #7

BBQ is holy here in Texas.


(Doug) #8

I hope so, Stacy - some day I plan to worship in the little town of Lockhart. Nice that it’s easy to stay within keto-friendly bounds.


#9

Just watched it…wow. You’re right, it’s about way more than barbecue – it’s about identity, community, homeland… and a lot of beautiful shots of landscapes, people and fire.


(Cheryl Hall) #10

@PrimalBrian

I’m looking for this one! Thanks for the recommendation.


(Jim Russell) #11

Lockhart has some really good BBQ. So does Austin. I’m going to go get me some for lunch. :smile:


#12

The Texas brisket in the documentary looked ridiculously good… :yum:


(Doug) #13

I was reading up on Texas BBQ last night. Really smart for a fasting guy to do. :roll_eyes:

Austin appears to have enough to keep one busy for quite a while.

Oh yeah… A nice slab of brisket… When I think of ā€œTexas barbecue,ā€ that hits it dead center - the meat standing on its own. That’s an over-generalization, since Texas has several styles and no wonder - it’s so darn big, 790 miles or ~1270 km wide. Nice to focus on the meat, though, especially in this day and age when - in the U.S. anyway - it’s common to have loads of gloppy sauce boasting an impressive amount of carbohydrates.


(Jeremy Storie) #14

Carolina BBQ baby! :grin: Never been to Texas so I can’t say anything about that but NC is home.


(Doug) #15

:heart_eyes: Jeremy, agreed there too. I do love the vinegar-based sauces.


(Jim Russell) #16

Carolina does incredible things with pork. Texas BBQ is more beef based. Beef Brisket is the true mark of great TX BBQ.

Here’s what I had for lunch today.

That’s a pound of brisket, a pound of pork ribs, 1/4 pound each of regular and jalapeno sausage and a beef rib.

I actually only ate about 1/3 of it. The rest is in the refrigerator. Funny that now I’m on ā€œthat crazy meat dietā€ my meat intake has gone down. 6 months ago I probably would have eaten it all.


(Doug) #17

@Jimbo ~ Oh my gawd, Jim… :yum:


(Jim Russell) #18

It was fantastic.

If you ever do make it down to Texas for a BBQ pilgrimage look me up. We’ll organize a Texas sized meatup.


(Jeremy Storie) #19

That looks amazing! I’m going to have to take a BBQ trip to Texas one of these days.


(Doug) #20

Jim, that would be great. :slightly_smiling_face: I do go to or through Texas once in a while. I’d probably better ā€˜train’ beforehand…