Celebrate National BBQ Month in NC
By Kathy Hanrahan , WRAL lifestyle editor May is National Barbecue Month, and there is no better way to celebrate it than checking out our guide ...
By Kathy Hanrahan , WRAL lifestyle editor May is National Barbecue Month, and there is no better way to celebrate it than checking out our guide to barbecue in North Carolina! What is BBQ? In North Carolina, barbecue (or BBQ) is not an outdoor cookout event. Barbecue is typically pork cooked for a long time at a low temperature with heat and smoke from hardwood coals or hardwood, according to Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue. Why is NC known for its BBQ? Sir Walter Raleigh "discovered" barbecue in the late 16th century when he sent men to the coast of present-day North Carolina, according to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.