How do you write “barbecue”?

You come across numerous alternatives for barbecue (which is the only correct spelling), such as barbeque, BBQ, bar-b-q, bar-be-que, bar-b-que, bar-b-cue, or bar-be-cue. The last syllable of barbecue (cue) is pronounced “kjoe” in English, which is the same pronunciation as for the letter Q in that language. That explains why you see Q of que popping up frequently. So it has nothing to do with a French spelling, because “que” or his French is pronounced “kuh” and that would yield “barbekuh” as the pronunciation.

American small business owners are very focused on billboards to advertise their niche. For that, the rule applies-the less text, the more penetrating the message. Moreover, also not insignificant, the rise of simple eateries offering barbecue for sale coincided with the time when Americans discovered the automobile and neon advertising made its appearance. Such an illuminated signboard visible from afar worked like magic on motorized passersby, but also cost a pretty penny per letter. So the abbreviation BBQ became an equally effective but significantly less costly investment.

Local “Mom & Pop” eateries in the United States that rely on neighborhood patronage, and there are still a lot of them, often don’t make a fuss and simply advertise their specialty with ‘cue’ on a simple roadside sign. Their mostly ramshackle sheds built of rickety planks with a roof of corrugated iron (bbq joints) often make one fear the worst, but are not infrequently culinary BBQ delights where you can eat delicious food for a trifle. Are you vacationing in rural America and want to taste real barbecue? Then take the litmus test and see what kind of cars are in the parking lot. Teeming with expensive Cadillacs and SUVs, they serve “fancy cooking” there . If the pickup trucks are far outnumbered, you can count on unadulterated “home made cooking. Be prepared, however, that at the best of these you risk a closed door at the end of the (mid-)day. Once the stock of prepared meat is sold out they close the tent.