Q: Hi Dave, I am a student in Monterrey, Mexico. I am doing research on a type of pequin native to this region. It is unlike the type NuMex pequin; it has a very small round shape (2-3 cm. in diameter). I was wondering if there is any information that you could direct me to because I am having a …
Peperoncino Festival 2006, Part 1 of 2
Story and Photos by Harald Zoschke Welcome! Calabria — that’s the famous southern tip of the Italian boot, and Europe’s headquarters of heat. As every year since 1992, chileheads gather here in early September at the Peperoncino Festival in Diamante. Peperoncini is Italian for hot chiles. Our comprehensive Calabria coverage reports in detail about Calabria, its chiles …
“Cookin’ Jerk on de Barbacoa, Mon!”
“Cookin’ Jerk on de Barbacoa, Mon!” Jamaica—a tiny, but proud jewel in the center of the Caribbean. It was once the home of Christopher Columbus’ family estate, and, of much importance to BBQ aficionados, the birthplace of the word “barbecue.” The word “barbecue” is believed by many to have evolved from the Taino Indian word barbacoa, meaning a simple …
Weber Performer Grill Gets a Thumbs Up
Hi Dr. BBQ: I was going to get the Weber Performer grill. The charcoal is started with propane so there’s no lighter fluid involved. I have a gas grill now and wanted to switch back to charcoal, now more than ever with this built-in convenience. Any opinion? Thanks, Ed Hi Ed, I won a Weber Performer a couple years …
Barbecue and the C-Word
by Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Excerpted from The Barbecue Inferno (Ten Speed Press, 2001) Since everything we love to ingest is bad for us these days, it should come as no surprise that the “experts” are busy linking grilling and smoking to cancer. Grilling and smoking pollute the air (is that an odor or a fragrance?), so we outdoor …