I get it. I do. But they really do need to cross the Mississippi, come over to the southeastern U.S., and discover pork barbecue (which, around here, is a redundancy).
(I’m a little worried because one of my favorite local barbecue places has started serving beef brisket. And sometimes I find myself ordering it. And then it’s like I don’t even know who I am anymore!)
I am a fan of Texas barbeque, but the Texas Barbeque spirit has not yet fallen on me. I prefer Tex-Mex, American-Chinese, or East Texas fried catfish over barbeque. I have even committed the apostasy of eating barbecued pork ribs. I don’t know, maybe I’m not a worthy Texan.