Western versus Eastern BBQ
It’s tough enough here. I get Chinese food three meals a day. It’s the same soup, followed by rice bowl, followed by an array of plates on the lazy susan day after day.But here is Charles Gibson making it tougher this morning! ABC News Tonight (shown here live at 7:30 AM the next day) had a Memorial Day special on North Carolina barbeque!!! There was Jerry Bledsoe and an eastern NC news reporter blessing the virtues of western versus eastern BBQ right there on the TV in my room in China!! Oh did those loins of pork look good. Why do they do this to me?? Its tough enough thinking about, it, but no…. they have to show the pork being chopped in Greenville, and the shoulders being turned in a pit in Lexington!! Oh to savor those choices!!
We had pork last night. As usual, it was small (1/2”) bones with a small amount of meat with a carmalized style breading. Well, at least that’s the best I can describe it. It’s good, but it ain’t from Hickory Log!!
It seems the battle of western versus eastern BBQ has been given some new ground for debate in the state legislature of NC. Well, politicians have long known to throw a BBQ with every rally. Now the debate over the Lexington BBQ Festival getting state billing has easterners riled, because they don’t serve their vinegar-based, eastern style in Lexington. Who cares, it’s better than Chinese BBQ!!!
Oh to savor a sliced pork tray from Speedy’s for lunch! And hush puppies……. And oh yea, red BBQ slaw………… oh man!! They even have sweet tea there! I haven’t even seen iced tea in a month!! Withdrawal!!
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 9:12 AM
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