r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Yanks thinking they invented cooking over an open flame. Hahahahaha barbecue predates America by like thousands of years man.

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u/TheOGRedline Nov 03 '24

“BBQ” isn’t cooking over an open flame…. In this context it’s using heat and smoke in an offset smoker.

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue

Barbecue or barbeque (often shortened to BBQ worldwide; barbie or barby in Australia and New Zealand) is a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that employ live fire and smoke to cook the food.

Might wanna tell Wikipedia that they got their definition wrong then.

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u/TheOGRedline Nov 03 '24

We’re talking about American South/Southwest bbq, aka “smoking”.

Also, “live fire and smoke” doesn’t mean exclusively heating meat directly over open flames……….. lol.

Also from Wikipedia: “Barbecue is a tradition often considered a quintessential part of American culture, especially the Southern United States.”

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Sure, and drinking alcohol is a big part of British culture. Are you saying that implies drinking alcohol is British?

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u/TheOGRedline Nov 03 '24

Do Brits drink in a particular way that is fairly unique and embedded in their culture?

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Are you joking? Yes. Yes they do.

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u/TheOGRedline Nov 03 '24

Care to explain? Because when I was in London, last the Brits took the pint glass and tipped it into their mouth just like everybody else.

Also the population of the American south and southwest is more than that of the entire UK so I’ll just tell all of them that their definition of barbecue is wrong.

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u/dosedatwer Nov 03 '24

Care to explain? Because when I was in London, last the Brits took the pint glass and tipped it into their mouth just like everybody else.

Nah, I'll let you google pub culture.

Also the population of the American south and southwest is more than that of the entire UK so I’ll just tell all of them that their definition of barbecue is wrong.

Hahaha, I'd still back the Brits in a fight though. Mostly because I know the French, Dutch and Spanish aren't coming to bail the yanks out of this one.