Fierce Texas barbecue competitions ignite the passions of any barbecue lover. Fierce arguments occur among best of friends over the topic of who has the best Texas barbecue. Even the spelling of barbecue is enough to start a fight. Is it spelled, BBQ, barbecue, or barbecue? The hearty conversations and the fun had at a weekend barbecue in Texas are memories to be cherished for a lifetime.
Texas barbecue is rooted in its culture as deep as the roots of an olive tree. Ever wondered how the seeds of this wonderful and thriving tradition were sowed?
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This method of cooking was brought into the United Stated way back in the 19th century. This style of cooking roots from Europe, which was brought into the country by settlers from Germany and Czechoslovakia.
The first cooks of this style of Texas bbq in the country were butchers. The initial idea was to just smoke the meat leftovers after a day of business so that it could be stored. But the settlers soon fell in love with this style of smoked meat. And as history proves, if there is someone to buy it, there will be someone to sell it. These Butcher shops soon started to market this smoked meat, and the love for barbecue grew, thrived and never reduced.
Perhaps the next time we see a butcher, we might remind ourselves that they started something that thousands of people from every walk of our life, would come to love. Thus, the seeds of a future traditions were sown and the thriving culture of Texas barbecue was started and has expanded throughout the entire United States of