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Originally Posted by Marhcarter  I have never understood why people say they are going to barbecue when they mean cook a hamburger or steak on the grill. Barbecue is a way of seasoning and cooking a boston butt or pork shoulder or ribs, or if you are in Texas, a beef brisket. Grilling a burger is just grilling a burger.   |
Maybe from the way the equipment, utensils and condiments used to be advertised? The sauce used to pour over a lot of grilled meats was often called Barbecue Sauce, the grill was almost always advertised as a BBQ Grill as was all the other accessories. I remember growing up seeing most of the main items used in a cook-out called "BBQ _____________". Before long, people just shortened the whole event to a BBQ, no matter how the meat was cooked. And almost all of it was quick-grilled. Being Texas, many truly did BBQ but most didn't but just fast-grilled the meat with BBQ sauce poured over it at some point. Then more BBQ sauce was added at the meal. Kids' faces, arms, hands and upper legs were always stained orange after one of these events! Practically had to hose them down!