'CUE COUNTRY: Join us as we follow the roads and styles of America's quintessential, finger-licking classic: real barbecue.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: May 23, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Bill Daley and Donna Pierce

May 23--WELCOME, N.C. -- Barbecue is quintessentially American, shaped by the mixing of peoples and cultures, strongly flavored by generations of African-Americans enslaved and free, and constantly on the move, adapting from place to place. Barbecue is more than just delicious; it is to be savored, revered, debated.

And barbecue may need to be saved.

Like so many traditional foods, barbecue is under siege, overrun...

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