Barbecue
It’s not really certain where the term “barbecue” originated. The standard explanation is that when the Spanish landed among the Caribbean islands, they used the word “barbacoa” to refer to the local natives’ method of slow-cooking meat over a wood fire. Whatever the origin of the term, it’s certain that true barbecue is more than just slapping something on a grill. Genuine barbecue is cooked over indirect heat, usually a wood fire, and takes a long time. Meat is the usual food item of choice and the flavour resulting from authentic barbecue is a combination of smoke, meat juices, fat and added herbs and spices. The great benefit of barbecue is it allows an abundance of food to be cooked at once so the ravenous hordes can be fed.
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