I don’t really get this regional BBQ rivalry thing.

I know that this is going to be rank heresy and everything, but speaking as somebody who doesn’t actually come from a region with a BBQ tradition… it all tastes about the same to me.  Chili, too.

There.  I said it.  I was tired of living the lie.

Moe Lane

PS: Look, I’ll happily eat both BBQ and chili until I burst. But I’m not detecting the variations that I’m apparently supposed to be experiencing, here.

PPS: All that being said; suggestions for good BBQ and chili cookbooks welcome.