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Barbecue

Barbecue or barbeque (often shortened to BBQ worldwide; barbie or barby in Australia and New Zealand) is a term used with regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods, employing live fire and smoke to cook food.

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Barbecue

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples99
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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Barbecue

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see also · 28
Barbecue → BrazilKorean, Cantonese, Carolina, Chinese, Cyprus, Dish, Distinct, Grilled, Japan, KenyaKansas City-style, Korean-style, List, Louis-style, Middle Eastern, Middle EastMangal, Portuguese, Regional, South AfricaChurrasco, South American, Southeast Asian
related to Associations · 22
Barbecue → All, Americana, Andrew Warnes, Another, Because, Bry's Great Voyages, Caribbean, Edmund Hickeringill's, Europeans, Harbours, Hickeringill's, However, Jamaica Viewed, Ports, Settlements, Several Soundings, Theodor, This, Today, Towns
related to External links · 14
Barbecue → Agriculture, April, Archived, Barbecue Food Safety, Congress, Encyclopædia Britannica, History, Library, The Internet BBQ FAQ, US Dept, Vol, Wayback MachineBarbecue, Web, World's Oldest Culinary Art
related to Styles · 13
Barbecue → Brazilian, For, In, In American English, In British, Its South American, Lexington-style, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southern, Southern Cone, United States, US
related to Etymology and spelling · 12
Barbecue → Arawak, Caribbean, Etymologists, Florida, French, Hispaniola, OED, Spanish, Taíno, The English, The Oxford English Dictionary, Timucua
related to Grilling · 4
Barbecue → Grilling, Outside, The, US
is a · 1
Barbecue → type of grilling
related to Other uses · 1
Barbecue → The

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grilling meat cooking food heat english used term smoke methods smoking word style fire direct grill known often regional associated

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Barbecueis atype of grilling0.90text
bar-b-q or BBQ may also be foundinstance ofvariations including barbeque and truncations0.80text
beer or smoked beer are also smoked.GrillingGrilling is a form of cooking involving dry heat applied to the foodinstance ofand ingredients used to make beverages0.80text
either from above or belowinstance ofand ingredients used to make beverages0.80text
beer or smoked beer are also smokedinstance ofand ingredients used to make beverages0.80text
Barbecuerelated to AssociationsBecause0.60section
Barbecuerelated to AssociationsEuropeans0.60section
Barbecuerelated to AssociationsThis0.60section
Barbecuerelated to AssociationsEdmund Hickeringill's0.60section
Barbecuerelated to AssociationsJamaica Viewed0.60section
Barbecuerelated to AssociationsAll0.60section
Barbecuerelated to AssociationsPorts0.60section

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