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'''Barbecue''' (or ''Barbecue'', ''BBQ'') is a special type of [[grill (cooking)|grill]]. It is also a way to prepare [[meat]] which is then cooked with that instrument. It is especially popular in [[Australia]] and in certain parts of the [[United States]].   

'''Barbecue''' (or ''Barbeque'', ''BBQ'') is a special type of [[grill (cooking)|grill]]. It is also a way to prepare [[meat]] which is then cooked with that instrument. It is especially popular in [[Australia]] and in certain parts of the [[United States]].   

Barbecue cooking means to cook very slowly.  It is not as hot as grilling.  Some meats must be cooked slowly to be [[tender]], and easy to chew.  Sometimes, meat may be slowly cooked for 8 to 24 hours in a barbecue.

Barbecue cooking means to cook very slowly.  It is not as hot as grilling.  Some meats must be cooked slowly to be [[tender]], and easy to chew.  Sometimes, meat may be slowly cooked for 8 to 24 hours in a barbecue.

==Barbecuing in the United States==

==Barbecuing in the United States==

People in the United States barbecue [[chicken]], [[beef]] and [[pork]], depending on the part of the country.  Barbecuing is very popular in the Central and Southern U.S., especially in [[Texas]] with beef and [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] with pork.  In the United States barbecued meat is usually covered in barbecue sauce, a type of thick, dark red sauce that often contains spices, tomatoes, and honey.  Very often, American barbecue grills get heat from [[hickory]] wood.

People in the United States barbecue [[chicken]], [[beef]] and [[pork]], depending on the part of the country.  Barbecuing is very popular in the Central and Southern U.S., especially in [[Texas]] with beef and [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] and [[North Carolina]] with pork.  In the United States barbecued meat is usually covered in barbecue sauce, a type of thick, dark red sauce that often contains spices, tomatoes, and honey.  Very often, American barbecue grills get heat from [[hickory]] wood.

In [[California]], it was common to barbecue beef in a hole in the ground rather than a grill.  This is called a "pit barbecue"<ref>http://santamariavisitor.com/cm/santa_maria_barbecue/barbecue.html</ref>

In [[California]], it was common to barbecue beef in a hole in the ground rather than a grill.  This is called a "pit barbecue"<ref>http://santamariavisitor.com/cm/santa_maria_barbecue/barbecue.html</ref>

Image:Bar-b-que-lam-cutlets-on-the-grill.jpg|Lamb cutlets on the grill

Image:Bar-b-que-lam-cutlets-on-the-grill.jpg|Lamb cutlets on the grill

Image:Barbecue.jpg|Another barbecue image

Image:Barbecue.jpg|Another barbecue image

Image:BBQ Burwood Park.jpg|A barbecue in Australia

Image:BBQ Burwood Park.jpg|Barbecue in Australia

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==References==

==References==

[[Category:Cooking methods]]

[[Category:Cooking methods]]

[[Category:American food]]

[[Category:American food]]