The Story Of Barbecue
The story of Barbecue is the story of America. Settlers arrive great unspoiled Continent. Discover wondrous riches. Set them on fire and eat them.Vince Staten, Real Barbecue
The Evolution of American Barbecue
Contrary to mythology, Barbecue was not an American invention. Barbecue is older than homo sapiens and anthropologists even think that it was mastery of fire that permanently altered our evolutionary path and it is this primeval link that makes us still love cooking over flame.
Around one million Years ago Homo erectus, the Homonid just before Neanderthal man, first tasted cooked meat.