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The best BBQ in San Fernando Valley is at The Bear Pit Bar-B-Q Restaurant. Barbeque has been around since humans were here. Imagine being a human thousands or even more years ago. Would you want to eat raw meat? No way! You would definitely be cooking that meat over an open fire of some sort.

Barbeque before the Civil War focused heavily on the pig. The South loved pigs. They were easy to raise and a opportune food source for Southerners. On average, a Southerner ate five pounds of pork for one pound of beef. They were put pigs out in the forest and when they needed food they would hunt them.

Twice the fun to hunt and eat the pig of course. They used every part of the pig, eating it immediately or curing for later use. Even the organs, ears and other parts were used and made into delicacies. The neighborhood would celebrate the pig slaughtering because everyone would get a tasty piece.This is where the “tradition” Southern barbeque grew from.

Plantation owners held festive barbeques, and even though there were many pigs, very little was exported out of the south, which caused a self-sufficient amount of food for Southerners. It was popular for church picnics and political rallies. Barbeques were a cheap way of swinging the voter’s opinion.

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Barbeque is a little different depending on where you go. On the East Coast the meat is chopped and the sauce is usually peppery vinegar. Coleslaw and hush puppies are served as sides. A bit further south, in Georgia and South Carolina they use a more mustardy sauce for their barbeque.

Barbeque can be viewed as a Southern icon. Tradition is very important when it comes to barbeque. The way my family has done it for years is the most important thing, because it brings people together over something wholesome, food! If you are intereste in the best BBQ around come to the best BBQ in San Fernando Valley at The Bear Pit Bar-B-Q Restaurant.