Generally BBQ
To barbecue means to slow-cook meat at a low temperature for a long time over wood or charcoal. In America, barbecue (or BBQ) originated in the late 1800's during Western cattle drives. The cowboys were fed the less than perfect cuts of meat, often brisket, a tough and stringy piece of meat that required five to seven hours of cooking to tenderize. Other barbecue meats used were pork butt, pork ribs, beef ribs, venison and goat.
However, barbecue was not invented in America and no one knows who invented the barbecue. The word 'Barbecue' might come from the Taino Indian word 'barbacoa' meaning meat-smoking apparatus. 'Barbecue' could have also originated from the French word "Barbe a queue" which means "whiskers-to-tail." No one is sure of the correct origins of the word.
My theory is that somewhere there was a ranch who used the brand mark of a letter B and a letter Q with a bar through it hence 'Bar B Q' so anyone catching one of their animals and cooking it was having a Bar B Q or Barbecue.
2006-08-14 08:07:27
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answered by quatt47 7
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Some do it like barBQ or BBQ or just say I'm having a cook out.
2006-08-14 07:34:32
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answered by ♥Shyperson♥ 2
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Most people shorten it to BBQ.
2006-08-14 07:57:10
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answered by prettycute4u62040 4
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bbq
2006-08-14 08:00:22
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answered by leadfoot126 4
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BBQ or Bar_BQ
2006-08-14 07:48:54
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answered by sandra 2
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Bar B-Q is that short enough
2006-08-14 07:33:45
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answered by Anonymous
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BBQ
2006-08-14 07:37:24
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answered by Molli H 1
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BBQ
2006-08-14 07:33:47
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answered by Idolmonkey 3
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BBQ
2006-08-14 07:32:27
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answered by heffinator 2
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BBQ
2006-08-14 07:31:27
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answered by Luv_star 2
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