Let me begin by stating that I mean no disrespect to the many talented, and well-deserving, cooking teams that were invited to participate in this world championship event. BUT...where’s the North Carolina cookers?
The competition bills itself as, and I’ll quote directly from their web site:
“It's the Super Bowl of Swine. The College of Pig Knowledge. The Granddaddy of Grills. The Largest Pork Barbecue Cooking Contest on the Planet.”
Sooooo, this is the largest pork competition in the world, and North Carolina is the pork barbecue capital of the world, you’d think we’d be heavily represented. Right???? Wrong.
From the brochure, 258 teams competed. How many of those are from our home state of North Carolina, where we are so passionate about our BBQ, that we argue about it??? 2 (two), yes, let me repeat that – 2 teams.
TN appears, by far to have the most represented teams.
Now why is that? The traveling distance, scheduling conflicts, other? Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer to this one, but felt it should be known. Do you compete in these? Have any insight for us all?
What do you think? Inquiring minds want to know!