Barbecue : a global history / Jonathan Deutsch and Megan J. Elias.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deutsch, Jonathan, 1977- author.

Elias, Megan J., author.

Series:

Edible

The edible series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barbecuing.

Barbecuing--Equipment and supplies.

Outdoor cooking.

Physical Description:

142 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Reaktion Books 2014.

Summary:

Includes a selection of recipes, In ancient Northern Europe, feasting on barbecued meats was an activity reserved for warriors, Barbecues were a staple of Lyndon B. Johnson's political campaign and presidency in the u.s., The braai barbecues of South Africa use many different woods, such as grape vines, fig and acacia, Barbecue is taken so seriously in China that Kao Rou Ji, a Beijing restaurant, was awarded cultural heritage status because of its popular barbecued lamb, The barbacoa of Mexico is cooked in a wood fire in a pit dug into the ground, u.s. barbecue competitions are huge events, with the largest one, the Memphis Championship, generating more than 330 million for the city each year Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : smoke and meat

Barbecue beginnings

Man and feast

Poles, holes, racks and ovens : the technology of barbecue

A world of barbecue

Competition and connoisseurship

Sauces and sides

Recipes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780232591

1780232594

OCLC:

859583509