Matt Moore, author of _Butcher on the Block_, just said that grilling and barbecuing are very different things. And the guy sitting next to my wife yelled “Amen”
@Cmastication Was that an open question in some parts?
@micah unfortunately no. But I chatted Matt up at the book signing
@Cmastication As I learned from this song, Yankees use the word "barbecue" to mean what Southerners mean by "cookout." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubTQfr_tyY
The BBQ Song - Rhett & Link

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@noamross @Cmastication some of us 🇨🇦 too. Was quickly corrected at my first cookout in KY 13 years ago. 😉
@Cmastication yeah I made the mistake of mixing up the two when I was in TN and got a long lecture about it. Also some amazing BBQ to go with it.
@Cmastication I get blank stares when I try to explain this to folks. Especially Australians.
@fonnesbeck they’re a very long way from bbq culture.