Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country - Taschenbuch

A humorous cultural study of the art of the barbeque brings readers from the barbecued cow heads of south Texas to the barbecued pig snouts of east St. Louis to the competition circuit events of Memphis and the Big Pig Jig in Vienna, Georgia, Through vivid descriptions of restaurants and barbecue joints around the country, stirred together with legends and bits and pieces of barbecue history, Lolis Eric Elie profiles the largely American pastime of barbecuing. Traveling from Texas to the Carolinas, the author chronicles the lore and traditions of the barbecue belt and collects recipes, descriptions and photographs of everything from barbecued cows' faces to pigs' snouts, on his quest to determine barbecue's role in American culture.