Barbecue Contests

Barbecue Contests Barbecues might seem like simply an interesting way of eating outdoors but they are far, far more than that. Just ask any of the contestants who enter the barbecue contests around the world. And once you’ve read how the serious... More

Barbecue Contests Barbecues might seem like simply an interesting way of eating outdoors but they are far, far more than that. Just ask any of the contestants who enter the barbecue contests around the world. And once you’ve read how the serious barbecuers do it, maybe you’ll want to enter one of the competitions yourself? Or at least hold a contest with your pals in your back garden. The World Championship, Memphis The city associated with Elvis, the assassination of Martin Luther King and the blues, also lays claim to being the barbecue capital of the world. It is in this Tennessee city that The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest takes place each year in May. Only wood and charcoal barbecues are allowed at the event, gas barbecues are strictly offlimits. Darn, that’d be cheatin’. The competition is divided into categories, and more than 250 teams from the USA and around the world compete for the titles. Categories include ‘Hot Wings’, which are judged on their flavou Less