Did the Pilgrims eat BBQ?

Few styles of food are more satisfying and primal than barbecue. Meat and fire tend to do that sort of thing. read more

At any rate, neither of these vectors of transmission touched the Pilgrims, who had minimal contact with the colonies farther south, particularly in those very early days. They may have roasted, grilled, and smoked, but they did not have barbecue. read more

Barbecue is more than a meal. It is an event. People gather for good barbecue, whether invited or not. A barbecue is an event that gathers people around a fire to watch, smell and eat. Like the fires of prehistory, this is the place to eat, drink and tell stories. read more

According to the Smithsonian, some of the foods the Pilgrims ate included wildfowl, venison, wild turkeys, Indian corn, passenger pigeons, swan, eel, lobster, clams, mussels, turnips, carrots, onions, garlic and pumpkins and squash. read more