Holy Smoke
The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue
John Shelton Reed
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 06/2016
Pages: 336
Subject: Cooking
| University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9780000000000
eBook ISBN: 9781469629674
DESCRIPTION
North Carolina is home to the longest continuous barbecue tradition
on the North American mainland. Now available for the first time in
paperback, Holy Smoke is a passionate exploration of the
lore, recipes, traditions, and people who have helped shape North
Carolina's signature slow-food dish. A new preface by the authors
examines the latest news, good and bad, from the world of Tar Heel
barbecue, and their updated guide to relevant writing, films, and
websites is an essential. They trace the origins of North Carolina
'cue and the emergence of the heated rivalry between Eastern and
Piedmont styles. They provide detailed instructions for cooking
barbecue at home, along with recipes for the traditional array of
side dishes that should accompany it. The final section of the book
presents some of the people who cook barbecue for a living,
recording firsthand what experts say about the past and future of
North Carolina barbecue. Filled with historic and
contemporary photographs showing centuries of North Carolina's
"barbeculture," as the authors call it, Holy Smoke is one of
a kind, offering a comprehensive exploration of the Tar Heel
barbecue tradition.