Spanish conquistadors encountered barbecue in the 16th century and called it ‘barbacoa.’

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Smithsonian Magazinehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-evolution-of-american-barbecue-13770775/

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Additional insights we found via Smithsonian Magazine

1. Christopher Columbus encountered the technique—cooking meat over an indirect flame—on the island he called Hispaniola.Share Finding
2. Likewise, Hernando de Soto witnessed members of the Chickasaw tribe of modern-day Mississippi cook pork in the same way.Share Finding
3. They soon spread the technique throughout European territories, including the American colonies.Share Finding
4. The first recorded mention in English appeared in John Lederer’s travelogue of Virginia and the Carolinas in 1672.Share Finding

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