Lord help you if you attempt to bastardise the sacred institution known as American BBQ food. The smoked meat phenomenon is held up as as close to God as food could possibly ever get in southern states of the union, and with good reason: When it’s good, it’s a borderline holy experience. But, much like the relationship between burritos and Southern California, the further you are from the region the worse the food is going to be. And thus, we have the internet’s latest curiosity: This questionable plate of “Brooklyn” BBQ.
A photo of a plate of food from Fette Sau, one of the New York borough’s leading meat houses, is tearing the internet asunder thanks to an article on VICE‘s food offshoot Munchies pondering why exactly Brooklyn-style BBQ was taking over the world.
Why is Brooklyn barbecue taking over the world? https://t.co/aiemJpWxZw pic.twitter.com/dGPyQ7X912
— MUNCHIES (@munchies) March 4, 2018
It’s a perfectly reasonable article based on the copycat phenomena of Brooklyn-style copycat BBQ joints opening across several international cities thanks in large part to a) New York City being New York City, and b) Fette Sau’s superior branding.
‘Course that’s all well and good, but good lord that plate. A serving size suitable for patients recovering from surgery, at best.
The internet was quick to, firstly, point out what constitutes *real* BBQ…
This is bbq pic.twitter.com/UnHhlhCt3s
— The_KC_wolfe (@KCchiefer816mo) March 4, 2018
I’ll stick with TX BBQ! pic.twitter.com/8VySi6chOm
— Mitzula (@Mitzula) March 4, 2018
Compared to this in Austin? Nah, not so much. pic.twitter.com/u7zMeEY1rd
— Travis Reier (@travisreier) March 4, 2018
Same place made this. pic.twitter.com/JsXgIvTsvJ
— The_KC_wolfe (@KCchiefer816mo) March 4, 2018
This is what a BBQ plate should look like. pic.twitter.com/Hk71rXTGck
— George Merritt (@gsm1060) March 4, 2018
That is just plain sad! This is the real deal. @CorkscrewBBQ pic.twitter.com/IC9MzyMI9D
— Beth Bryson (@maddezmom) March 4, 2018
Idk but that “Brooklyn Bbq ” just makes me sad lol I’ll stick to La Barbecue in ATX pic.twitter.com/GnRBxqqlNJ
— Ivan C (@IvanCast28) March 4, 2018
I think I’ll stick with @FranklinBbq pic.twitter.com/hSXOF0ls3X
— Jeff Folkes (@Jefffolkes) March 4, 2018
…secondly, to laugh at it and denounce it heartily…
https://twitter.com/staygrindin87/status/970341579406938112
There’s more paper than food pic.twitter.com/cKgx9pkOc5
— Terry Lynch 🍦 (@tlynch2) March 4, 2018
Kansas City looking at that plate of hot ass like….. pic.twitter.com/ePiqgAfDMh
— Stephen A. Smith and Wesson (@Kevo_Bevo) March 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/Mizter_Ford/status/970341137516056577
this looks like a party where everyone just stands around awkwardly and talks to the person they came withhttps://t.co/8ndMCWJfb7
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) March 4, 2018
She doesn’t even go here. https://t.co/A7ALFg3uMf
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) March 4, 2018
bless y’all’s hearts. https://t.co/8jJngha45G
— tracy clayton jr the 3rd (@brokeymcpoverty) March 4, 2018
…and finally, to take the ever-loving piss out of it with parodies of other Brooklynised food offerings.
Why are Brooklyn nachos taking over the world? pic.twitter.com/CCs6gup3ur
— Padam Vers (@chrisopotamia) March 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/SubMedina/status/970372752174698503
https://twitter.com/gaffalicious/status/970377480719740934
Why are Brooklyn burgers taking over the world? pic.twitter.com/mKbdQhy8sw
— Luke Easterling (@LukeEasterling) March 4, 2018
Why are Brooklyn delis taking over the world? pic.twitter.com/JPvnKaOZIs
— Matt Fowler (@TheMattFowler) March 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/Charles_T_E/status/970391393884614656
Why is Brooklyn Pizza taking over the world? pic.twitter.com/x9zRuNXJHV
— Carry On, My R-Word Son — (@StepdadReloaded) March 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/970364479191085056
Why are Brooklyn men taking over the world? pic.twitter.com/ARHHTbaeTy
— the stud that got beat up at waffle house 🧇 (@alesiavsworld) March 4, 2018
Why are Brooklyn sandwiches taking over the world? pic.twitter.com/Wd1GreYdbz
— nick (@nick_pants) March 4, 2018
‘Course Munchies, as always, has a good sense of humour about itself or – at the very least – has an employee manning its Twitter account who has had just about enough of it for one day.
LMAOOO
— MUNCHIES (@munchies) March 4, 2018
Whatever the case, we’re now jonesing for some brisket so ah… in a roundabout way, mission accomplished.
