SC - OT - Drake's Aussie BBQ

[Elaine Koogler]

I've been to those.  In fact, occasionally someone in Atlantia will do one as
part of a feast....only without the OOP sauce.

It does, however, bring to mind the mumu's I attended while living in Papua New
Guinea.  That consisted of a pit, which was first lined with VERY hot rocks
which had been heated in a fire.  Then came a layer of banana leaves (PNG waxed
paper!), followed by meats of various sorts (sausages, chicken, mostly...most of
these folk couldn't afford a pig) and lots of veggies.  Then coconut milk was
poured over the whole thing, more banana leaves placed on top, followed by more
hot rocks and then dirt to seal it.  This thing cooked all day, and, by the
evening when all was done, it was heavenly!

Kiri

Bonne of Traquair wrote:

> >My lord Drake (well his mundane persona anyway) was born in England and
> >therefore has not had what I grew up with "an Aussie Barbie" for
> >celebrations. ....it is a cultural thing at any
> >Aussie BBQ that the men are outside playing with the fire and the women are
> >inside preparing the nutritious portion of the meal.  Very sexist, but also
> >accepted practice for some reason.
>
> I'm from the southeastern U.S.  Barbecue is a noun, the verb for what the
> rest of you call BBQ is 'grilling'.  Making barbecue is entirely more
> complex involving whole pigs, large firepits and long debates about sauce
> ingredients, but in any case, the sauce is not thick and sweet like the
> stuff Kraft sells. Barbecue is best left up to your local professionals, the
> lines are amazingly long at good barbecue places.  Unfortunately,  the
> resteraunts are usually owned by Baptists so no beer, closed on Sunday.
> Order takeout any other night of the week and eat it at home so you can have
> beer.
>
> If someone you know has a yard big enough and landscaping poor enough that
> they don't mind a pit, or you belong to a big enough church congregation,
> you might have a pig-pickin' and actually make barbecue.  In that case the
> usual grilling rules apply: the men stay up all night while the pig cooks in
> a pit (smokin', drinkin' and cussin' optional depending on if this is a
> church hosted event), the women bring the salads and desserts.
>
> My lord Gregory is also British born and has had to learn about grilling.
> My own firebug cookery fascination keeps him from learning the skills
> necessary to be a 'real american man'. But Immigration  naturalized him
> anyway.
>
> Bonne
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