National Barbecue Day
May 16, 2013 at 7:22 AM | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentFoodimentary - National Food Holidays
National Barbecue Day
Five Food Finds about Barbecue
- Grilling is no longer considered a male dominated activity. While 51 percent of males cha-cha with the charcoal, 49 percent of women flamenco with the flames.
- 263,000 moist towelettes will wipe up BBQ sauce covering fingers and faces.
- The most common ingredient added to barbecue sauce is garlic, followed by brown sugar.
- The original barbecue sauce, dating back hundreds of years, consisted of vinegar and pepper.
- Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, hosted the first barbecue at the White House that featured Texas-style barbecued ribs.
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
1832 Philip Danforth Armour was born. An American industrialist, he was a pioneer in use of refrigeration and meat canning. Armour & Co. helped make Chicago the meatpacking capital of the world.
1861 R.I.P. John Stevens Henslow. This British clergyman and botanist was a mentor of…
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