Age-old debate over N.C. barbecue fired up

AP Wire ^ | May 29, 2005 | AP Wire

[Cooter]

I just went to a place in Wilmington called Carolina BBQ. It is a buffet-style restaurant with BBQ, seafood, and tons of sides and desserts. I stuffed myself with eastern-style, shrimp, and hush puppies - all for just $6.

[Rebelbase]

A picture is worth 1000 words.

[azhenfud]

UNSWEET Tea is tannin water.

[Constitution Day]

Ooo, nice.

Does that say "Barbecutie" below the grill? Heh.

[JoeGar]

... Texas generally unites behind beef brisket ...

Although I'm from N.C., I much prefer good Texas beef brisket to either of the pork BBQs.

[Rebelbase]

""Barbecutie""

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't notice it before :-)

[JoeGar]

Next comes the sweet tea thread and the sweet potato biscuit thread. Perhaps then accompanied by a thread on true country ham and red eye gravy.

Don't forget the cobbler thread. Nothing beats riding your motorcycle through the Applachian mountains stopping only to sample the cobbler at every roadside restaurant.

[kevkrom]

Seemed like a good weekend for a barbecue debate

I guess I'll throw out a heresey of sorts... I love all kinds of barbecue, as long as the practioner is passionate about his or her craft. To say that one is "the best" is like trying to claim that one variety of wine is superior to all others.

[JoeGar]

Remember the 737 that crashed at Charlotte in 96? The cockpit recorder conversations prior to the downburst were mostly over barbeque sauces between the pilot and co-pilot.

Remember the Eastern Air Lines jet that crashed at Charlotte in 1974. The pilot's last words were, "Well, there's Carowinds [amusement park]. Now, if we can only find the airport ..."

[MarkL]

But a grilled Tbone is still the ultimate. If funds are low a top sirloin will do.

There used to be a place in KC that would cook their steaks over a mesquite fire. YUM!!!!

Mark

[MarkL]

And just last night I picked up twenty pounds of beef ribs from the butcher. This thread will make me enjoy them even more.

Have you ever parboiled your ribs before smoking them? I tried it a long time ago, and it got rid of a lot of the fat, and they came out really tender.

Mark

[stainlessbanner]

WoooooWeeeee.!!

I like those ribs....the BBQ looks good to ; )

[blackdog]

I alway's pre-boil them! Learned that when I worked in a restaraunt as a kid.

[blackdog]

Carowinds is inside the outer marker for cryin outloud! You've got 35L 35R (or 3-somethin). The Nation's Bank Tower to the east and Lake Wylie to the west.

I don't really know much about that accident, as it was three years shy of my first solo.

[JoeGar]

I don't really know much about that accident, as it was three years shy of my first solo.

Accident Description: "The aircraft crashed while attempting to land at the Charlotte/Douglas International AIrport in fog. Pilot Error."
DC-9, 70 dead, 12 survivors.

[blackdog]

You almost have to try to goof that approach. If memory serves me, MDA/MAP is around 75' AGL. Absolutely no obstructions other than the roller coaster, which is still three miles from the inner marker.

The fog can get quite dense there, with a ground visibility that's forever, and really solid defined fog layer. I watched Rusty Wallace's N500RW King Air do two missed approaches late one night. His pilot Bill had his wheels hanging thru as clear as could be but yet he couldn't see the runway. He's very professional and even though we told him his position he went up to Concord instead.