The History of Barbecuing
A UK summer s day, the grey sky, the rain drizzling down, and some bloke wearing an apron stands
on a patio hunched over a free-standing pan of soon-to-be-extinguished briquettes, trying to stop
the burgers getting too soggy.
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The History of Barbecuing
A UK summer s day, the grey sky, the rain drizzling down, and some bloke wearing an apron stands
on a patio hunched over a free-standing pan of soon-to-be-extinguished briquettes, trying to stop
the burgers getting too soggy.
Like most stereotypes, this is almost entirely untrue (the occasional
grain of truth maybe, but then it does rain a lot here).
Barbecuing in the UK has gone beyond a
pale and watery imitation of a cooking style imported from warmer, more exotic climes.
The foods,
the techniques, the cooking styles and just the range of barbecues and accessories available show
what a fundamental part of our culture it has become.
The word “barbecue” is one of those linguistic oddities and stories – some probably true, some
almost certainly not – abound regarding its origins.
Certainly as it is used in the UK, a barbecue can
refer to the event (We re having a barbecue on Saturday) or to the cooking appliance itself (We ve
just bought a new barbecue); i
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