How did a" Barbeque" get its name?!
How did a" Barbeque" get its name?
and is B.B.Q. just 'short' for the name?
Answers:
Tradition tells us that this is the origin of Barbecue, both in process and in name. The natives of the West Indies had a word for this process, "barbacoa". It is generally believed that this is the origin of our modern word Barbecue, though there is some debate on the matter.
The process began to evolve with the migration of Europeans and Africans to the region of the Southern United States. European pigs and cattle were transplanted to the new world and became the primary meat source for the colonies, pork being the meat of choice in the South due to the ability of pigs to thrive with little care. The racks used to dry the meat were replaced with pits and smoke houses.
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http://bbq.about.com/od/barbecuehelp/a/a...
The origins of both barbecue cooking activity and the word itself are somewhat obscure. Most etymologists believe that barbecue derives ultimately from the word barabicu found in the language of the Taíno people of the Caribbean. The word translates as sacred fire pit and is also spelled barbicoa or barabicoa.[1] The word describes a grill for cooking meat consisting of a wooden platform resting on sticks.
American Spanish barbacoa, of Taino origin. ~
I believe it's French, barb a cue. Beard to tail or something like that. Refers to roasting whole animal over a fire.