What is a barbecue? For a lot of people, sharing a barbecue meal is a convivial moment, often on a Sunday, with friends, family, or neighbours. But, for some, it is much more than that: it's almost a religion! They live to barbecue, making it an art, a science, a crazy competition with other aficianados!
In the United States, the "BBQ" is an institution. In Australia, the "barbie" is a way of life!
There is something "tribal" about sharing a meal outdoors... You eat with your hands, standing about, laughing, listening to the chief cook's bawdy jokes. He is the man of the house, it is he who hands out the hunks of meat from the "sacred fire pit" (that's the original meaning of the word "barbecue")...
By Alissa Viguier
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