How do you like your BBQ?

[Mystery Man]

I lean towards dry.

 

[diaglo]

Amen. Other things may be good, but they're not BBQ. They're just something claiming to be BBQ. It must be pork, and it must be vinegar based.

And let's not even talk about that mustard based abomination from SC.

w3rd.

 

[Greylock]

I've found if you want to get good catfish, you need to go to a smaller town and find the dingiest place possible.

I've found good catfish in more towns than I've found good bbq. Best Cajun catfish I ever have eaten was in Milwaukee, of all places. Best standard, fatty deep-fried catfish I've found in the Midwest was just north of St. Louis, bbq wasteland not-withstanding. Search out The Fin Inn on the River Road in Grafton, Illinois. Well worth the trip.

 

[Kanegrundar]

Thanks for the tip, Greylock. My fiance is from StL, so we may just have to jaunt across the river to eat.

Kane

 

[Kanegrundar]

All this talk about BBQ and catfish is making my salad look like crap...

Kane

 

[der_kluge]

Kansas City has the best barbecue. I miss it a lot. If there's anything to miss about Kansas City. Well, that's it.

I ate at a barbecue place here in Richmond. It was "memphis" style barbecue, as the name Memphis is part of the name of the restaurant.

Anyway, I skimmed the menu, and saw cole-slaw, which I hate, so I said, "I'll have the sammich, and can you sub fries for the cole slaw?"

So then she said, "well, it comes with fries. The cole-slaw comes on the sandwich. Do you not want the cole-slaw on the sandwich?"

me: "Good Lord, NO!"

Who ever heard of putting cole-slaw on a barbecue sandwich?! That was the craziest thing I'd ever heard of.

Well, up until I had some fettucine chicken alfredo yesterday, and they put almonds in it. Almonds? In fettucine chicken alfredo? What's the world coming to? Ridiculous.

 

[Kanegrundar]

I had to double-take on that one. Cole slaw on a sandwich?!?!? That's a new one on me. I guess every place is different, but I would think that some thing would universally make a person think "What the heck?"!!!

Kane

 

[Mystery Man]

Who ever heard of putting cole-slaw on a barbecue sandwich?! That was the craziest thing I'd ever heard of.
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Every po' boy I've ever had came with coleslaw in the sammich. Its goooooood!

 

[Desdichado]

Heretic! Slander and lies! Burn the witch!

Barbequed cow? Harrumph. As if. You don't barbeque cow. Any fool can tell you that. And I believe I just did.

Of course you do. Beef brisquet is the best BBQ, cooked for hours with a nice wet sauce or dry rub either one (although I still want to eat it with sauce regardless of how it's cooked.

I despise sweet BBQ sauces with a passion. Same as I despise putting sugar in spaghetti sauce. Sugar just doesn't belong with meat.

 

[Henry]

So then she said, "well, it comes with fries. The cole-slaw comes on the sandwich. Do you not want the cole-slaw on the sandwich?"

me: "Good Lord, NO!"

Who ever heard of putting cole-slaw on a barbecue sandwich?! That was the craziest thing I'd ever heard of.

Not bad, actually - though better on hot dogs than BBQ.

Well, up until I had some fettucine chicken alfredo yesterday, and they put almonds in it. Almonds? In fettucine chicken alfredo? What's the world coming to? Ridiculous.

I prefer Cashews, myself.