That whole hog guy... Everybody loving his food, working like crazy and serving the food with a proud smile, and stil looking a bit insecure when the reporter takes hit first bite. "is he gonna like my food?"... Thats humility right there:)
That was the realest shit ever when the whole hog guy was talking about why he keeps that style. He'd rather not cook BBQ at all if he's not doing it in the method traditional to his family and home town. Living in the deep South myself, the stubbornness of people on other issues can be frustrating, but when it's applied to something like this: a craft honoring history and tradition, it can be so beautiful.
The people in the "flyover states" as the arrogant coastal elites in the US like to call them are some of the most honest, but at the same time nicest people you will ever meet.
Wow that gentleman has got an amazing voice. Him singing and his wife Helen cooking and serving BBQ is a great combination. This couple work so hard, long hours everyday, hard work makes the team work.
This video brought tears to my eyes. I'm serious. So much work, so much love. Everything so simple. That Zack dude and Helen... just awesome. That's why I want to do a roadtrip around US.
Helen and her husband are the type of people I would love to meet... they are so genuinely nice friendly and passionate I hope they have nothing but good fortune in life She is adorable :D
I watched this video almost every day for 6 months when I had Leukemia and was in the hospital 2 years ago. This video is really good and made me want to go to the US just to eat alot of BBQ.
Dude you cannot go wrong if you just stick to BBQ on a road trip. One problem one year will not be enough time to hit all the great BBQ places in the U S of A.
Yeah, it's too bad that it's very expensive to travel to the US. I live in the UK and it's at least £3,000 for a week or two, nevermind actually travelling the country.
I am from Tennessee and I love all the people he meets. The second man is a true native Tennesseean and all the barbecue that he serves is lust like what you can find in Nashville and west. It is really cool.
As someone with the majority of my family being from Lexington, TN, and knowing the good and bad sides of the "small town culture" in places like that, I would've never expected to see them get a spotlight on Munchies. Awesome episode, and pretty nostalgic for me personally.
America.....this is what I love about you .... And this is what I miss so much since I have left your great country, I miss the people your fighting spirit and your awesome food. Cheers from france👍
I was at a Tennessee Vol football game, like 10 years ago and that is still the loudest noise I have ever heard in person. Over 112,000 humans screaming 'WOOOOO' at the same time lol.
I haven’t been able to go to France for 6 years hopefully I’ll be there in 2020 love the country so much. Lived in Marseille in 2009. We have great barbecue and Provence has great bouillabaisse.
I’m from the UK and that accent from the south is jus beautiful. It’s like a rhyme every time. Wonderful. These great people take their food seriously. Can’t wait to try it.
No it’s not it’s false Tn has the worse barbecue in the world it is not barbecue simple because you put dry rub on it and smoke it barbecue has barbecue sauce not. Fucking dry rub that disgusting
@@marmadoowhereareyou8838 Literally one of the worst comments I've ever read. Are you actually that stupid? You do understand regional preference, right? Chances are any bbq you make is straight up awful.
17:30 that's how a restaurant is supposed to run. "How's your boss?" -"I love him" that was sincere. Well fucking done, Munchies. This is how people need to view the service industry. It's not all greed and angry chefs.
They barely count as employees and employer. They've known each other most of their lives. They've known each other and been friends who see each other eight hours a day, six days a week, since before most people reading this were born.
Had the pleasure of happening upon Peg Leg Porker in Nashville last November. It was very crowded for good reason. It's truly fantastic BBQ. The ribs are fantastic!
Natives are the ones who pioneered it. Mexicans and blacks just copied them. The name “barbecue” comes from the native word “barbacoa” which is how the natives used to cook meat really slowly by digging a hole in the ground and covering it with cactus leaves. And it started in Texas that’s why it’s called Texas barbecue.
as an indian living in texas i can say i feel more homely in the south than in the north like new york or chicago, something indians and southerners share is strong family values and heritage.. i live in texas by the way....
Hearing amazing grace “how sweet the sound “ with that southern flare as you arrived with the fires burning almost moved me to tears. My grandfather would get up early start the fires wake my brother up and I for breakfast and either a fishing or hunting trip whenever we visited our grandparents for an extended visit from our hometown of DC. This clip really moved me to tears . There is something to be said about Mrs Helen style of cooking . It will have you crying not only from the smoke and heat index in the smoke room but from the soul and taste and feeling of the food itself . God bless you munchies for giving me a slight piece of my child hood those trips to my Nana and Papa house in the country! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I'm from West Tennessee, born and raised, and this video made me missed home, and Tennessee BBQ. Moved to Georgia a while back and the BBQ isn't the same. BBQ is such a big part of West TN culture, especially in the Black Community. There was always a BBQ option in most mom and pop restaurants. If you couldn't make up your mind on what to eat BBQ would be the next option since it was always ready. Every time we go visit family we make sure to bring back loads of BBQ with us. It also made me realize that i missed TN heavy accents. lol
Born in Nashville and grew up there. I'm also in Georgia now and agree with you 100% on all points. Nashville has changed so much in the past 20 years, but I still miss it.
Well, they don't give credit because it really isn't true, the spanish and the Indians coined the term for cooking over green wood called barbacoa, here, this from the Smithsonian: The first indigenous tribes Christopher Columbus encountered on the island he named Hispaniola had developed a unique method for cooking meat over an indirect flame, created using green wood to keep the food (and wood) from burning. Reports indicate that the Spanish referred to this new style of cooking as barbacoa: the original barbecue. As the Spanish explorers who followed Columbus turned their expeditions north, they brought the cooking technique with them. In 1540, close to present-day Tupelo, Mississippi, the Chicksaw tribe, in the presence of explorer Hernando de Soto, cooked a feast of pork over the barbacoa. Eventually, the technique made its way to the colonies, traveling as far north as Virginia. And here's the whole article: www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-evolution-of-american-barbecue-13770775/?no-ist
***** My retarded article is from the smithsonian, there's literally no better source, if you don't care about it, you never cared about the truth in the first place, which is endemic of a professional black victim. Chris columbus did indeed discover america, of course everybody knew once he arrived that they weren't the first on the land, the king of spain knew it, the sailors knew it, however he did discover it, because the Indians didn't know where they were, didn't know what the world looked like, they had no context--the vikings were in america before columbus yet they didn't discover it, why? Because they didn't place it in context. Context. Placement in the big picture...that's discovery.
The last place in Memphis might have the history and legacy and what not, but I would go to Helen's any day everyday. That passion from Helen was amazing to watch !
WOW! I want to do this exact road trip now! Wouldn't mind showing up at Helen's with a flask of whisky and watch and listen quietly in the corner. These are my people just in the sense that I have lived in the south my entire life and I am proud that they are my people. Hardworking honest pork lovers.
I’ve watched this at least one hundred times, I’m actually sad this video ends, all the amazing people, incredible food, and one hell of a host! I want to see more of this, exactly like this !
Dang Reggie turner's voice is beautiful Singing like that in the early hours of morning,facing the fire and preparing the BBQ That's something I would like to experience
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Friend, you should have traveled the whole state. Tennessee is a melting pot of different styles. I grew up East of Nashville in Mt. Juliet. The Masonic Lodge BBQed every Independence Day as a fund raiser. We cooked shoulders over hickory coals. Covered with cardboard. Stabbed the meat with long knifes and rubbed salt into the cuts and on the surface. About 18 hours on the pit. Different sauces different years. Sometimes vinegar based, sometimes ketchup based. One year we even had a crazy black sauce with fine-chopped onions in it. I believe that’s a Kentucky thing.
I'm lucky enough to be born and bred in West Tennessee and I work across the street from Scott-Parker BBQ in Lexington. I've eaten BBQ all over the United States and West Tennessee has everyone beat. Hands down!!!
Damn, they know how to cook meat in Tennessee! I'm from the UK and where I live, there just isn't anything this good. I can tell you that without even tasting it!
Dude to everyone saying the guy at the end is somehow racist , they are paid employees. I used to serve for a high volume restaurant, If they're covering 3500 people in a night, those servers are probably making at the bare minimum $600-$700 on a given busy day probably more most nights. Plus whatever hourly wage he's paying them. That's over $50/hour after taxes and thats if they arent just pocketing cash every night. You can make a career out of that pretty easily especially in the south where cost of living is cheap. If you have a 100k corporate job you're making roughly $500/day. He's given those lucrative jobs to black people, not white ones. How tf is that racist..
i was about to say i didn't see any uncle tom references. Although reverse racism does say that his hiring mostly black people is a cover for his racism, but there's also alot of black people in the south- who knew! So of course he's going to have people of color working for him( this is an agreement and affirmation). And as an aside; I'm a white guy, more pinkish beige, but I've never seen European-America on a map, and I'm also not Caucasian because i find that term in bad taste, the classification being product of white supremacist eugenic "research". Its weird to think that if you're born here as a white person, you're white, but if you're anything else you are considered an ethnic american. Compared to Native indians( people who live between the earth and sky), we're all ethnic.
I didn't see anything racist about what the last guy said. I've watched a lot of these types of videos and you rarely see any white pit masters or restaurant owners acknowledge the contribution of African Americans.
Thank you for saying that. Everyone is not racist. He was paying homage to African Americans being the first to cook good BBQ..i respect him for that my uncle own a BBQ restaurant and I can tell you they make good money Especially on the weekends
So wild how an Englishman comes to the south to try BBQ. The difference in dialects is enough to watch. Funny how all the locals cleared out as soon as he sat down lol. Great lookin BBQ
Nice to hear Estuary English alongside 'Southern' English. What a great language we share! And I speak German, French and Spanish as well, so I love accents.
The simplicity and joyous lives of these people is something I will forever envy they dont want or need anything but good company, safety, good food and good fun.
Zack=When your truly at the top of your perfection but still anxious on what a person off the street says about his bbq. You don’t find that around the corner.
@@cooorsbanq4226 - Didn't see your reply until just now - I never got the notification. So, here: 'crapsa' is the game of casino Craps, with an 'a' added to the end of it, to match the added 'a's after the rest of my household name.
@@Kevin-iw8nu - Yeah, I have no doubt that he meant 'through thick and thin' - it's just that he was in too much of a hurry to tell us all his big news that he didn't bother looking it over before hitting 'reply', or is it 'post' on original comments? I forget. So, he ended up coming off sounding (to me, anyway, of course not to you, who is used to and comfortable with incompetence) like an ignorant moron. Thank you, that is all. No sarcastic reply necessary, I've heard them all and don't give a flying fuck.
They all seemed like amazing people that I would love to one day come and visit to try their food but also just talk to them. Especially Helen, She seems like such a wonderful person.
Lived in TN my entire life. While whole pig cooking isn’t crazy rare. Usually, when done at home, it’s spit roasted whole. I’ve never heard of it being done outside of TN this way.
See how great people from the southern states are, super friendly and very humble. It's a shame that they are usually represented by the media in such negative way. The real soul of America.
Its like that in Sweden too. The country folks are portrayed as ignorant and prejudice by the media and politicians in the cities. Divide and conquer. Old as time.
Great video! What I love the most is that every person at every stop is cordial and proud of what they do yet they know other flavors and processes exist. They love what they do and want to share it with the world. And I am quite Happy to give them my money for some great BBQ. Chicago out!
I live in rural west Tennessee (Henderson). If you get BBQ here (Lexington, Henderson, Jacks Creek, Jackson) it WILL BE whole hog. If someone tried to just do shoulders or butts, they would go out of business. I saw some TV show that said Dothan, Alabama was the BBQ capital of the world because they had one BBQ place for every 9,000 people. Hell, Henderson has about 3,500 people and there are six BBQ places and EVERY ONE of them does whole hog. Some of them will cook over twenty whole hogs on a big holiday weekend, like the 4th of July. The BBQ capital of the world is Henderson or Lexington, Tennessee. You could spend two weeks in this part of the world and go to a different whole hog BBQ joint every night.
Helen and Charlie Rendezvous did it for me. Charli said African Americans was the creators of BBQ just like they created Rock and Roll and everything else that Americans Love. Thanks for true history Charlie
When I seen you stopped in Nashville first I wanted to cry, but then I seen you headed down to Memphis and I was like oh Lord he's headed the right way bless his soul
That whole hog guy... Everybody loving his food, working like crazy and serving the food with a proud smile, and stil looking a bit insecure when the reporter takes hit first bite. "is he gonna like my food?"... Thats humility right there:)
YES!
And his smile reflects that
no wonder usa have most cancer deads
@watergod 83 LUL kek just the truth ...!!
@watergod 83 than research what made cancer....stupid nobi u can even heal cancer with healthy food without chemo who makes u even faster die ....
That was the realest shit ever when the whole hog guy was talking about why he keeps that style. He'd rather not cook BBQ at all if he's not doing it in the method traditional to his family and home town. Living in the deep South myself, the stubbornness of people on other issues can be frustrating, but when it's applied to something like this: a craft honoring history and tradition, it can be so beautiful.
When it comes to food, sticking to tradition is usually a good idea.
My in laws are from there, every 4th of July, we get 2 pounds of chopped and pulled pork
Well said!
@@ww45818 bet y’all look forward to that!
@@hunterpursell1693 💯💯💯
I could listen to that guy sing Amazing Grace forever. Just like butter.
I'm just astonished how incredibly honest everyone here seems to be. The whole hog guy, Helen. Everyone.
And the guys that didn't want to talk to the brit haha
The people in the "flyover states" as the arrogant coastal elites in the US like to call them are some of the most honest, but at the same time nicest people you will ever meet.
That’s Tennessee baby it’s where I’m at and I’d never wanna leave most of the people are the sweetest people you’d ever meet
Wow that gentleman has got an amazing voice. Him singing and his wife Helen cooking and serving BBQ is a great combination. This couple work so hard, long hours everyday, hard work makes the team work.
The 2nd and 3rd ones are so damn humble, showing that real southern hospitality. Always nice to see people like that.
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This video brought tears to my eyes. I'm serious. So much work, so much love. Everything so simple. That Zack dude and Helen... just awesome. That's why I want to do a roadtrip around US.
Helen and her husband are the type of people I would love to meet... they are so genuinely nice friendly and passionate I hope they have nothing but good fortune in life She is adorable :D
I don't know why but the dude @8:34 gives me the chills. He is like "say one bad thing about the food and you will find yourself on my smoker".
I watched this video almost every day for 6 months when I had Leukemia and was in the hospital 2 years ago. This video is really good and made me want to go to the US just to eat alot of BBQ.
Hope you doing well mate 🙏🏼
Come down and I’ll share a rack of ribs with ya ole boy!
When life gives you bone cancer, you make legendary barbecue.
That's some true wisdom here .. !!
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True
Go vegan guys avoid the cancer.
The more I see about America's food culture, the more I want to travel there and do something like a road trip around the country!
Bring some kevlar and youl be just fine
Dude you cannot go wrong if you just stick to BBQ on a road trip. One problem one year will not be enough time to hit all the great BBQ places in the U S of A.
Matsumoto CHA if you like alcohol, you should go visit Kentucky’s bourbon trail. It’ll change your life
We are* and that is not true, USA si in the top 20 maybe but not 2nd and it aint anythinng to brag about and u r stupid
Yeah, it's too bad that it's very expensive to travel to the US. I live in the UK and it's at least £3,000 for a week or two, nevermind actually travelling the country.
I love people who are absurdly passionate about their work. Those people are the most important.
I am from Tennessee and I love all the people he meets. The second man is a true native Tennesseean and all the barbecue that he serves is lust like what you can find in Nashville and west. It is really cool.
Tom is an amazing host. He seems very genuine in all of his interactions, which shines through in the unscripted conversations. The bbq looks divine.
As someone with the majority of my family being from Lexington, TN, and knowing the good and bad sides of the "small town culture" in places like that, I would've never expected to see them get a spotlight on Munchies. Awesome episode, and pretty nostalgic for me personally.
You can see that zack from scott parkers is truly passionate about his bbq.I admire him for not only being passionate but for keeping tradition alive
The King of kings
America.....this is what I love about you ....
And this is what I miss so much since I have left your great country, I miss the people your fighting spirit and your awesome food.
Cheers from france👍
Come back friend :)
I love GA too! -Terry from Tennessee :)
I was at a Tennessee Vol football game, like 10 years ago and that is still the loudest noise I have ever heard in person. Over 112,000 humans screaming 'WOOOOO' at the same time lol.
right on man, Americans welcome friendly people like you :)
I haven’t been able to go to France for 6 years hopefully I’ll be there in 2020 love the country so much. Lived in Marseille in 2009. We have great barbecue and Provence has great bouillabaisse.
7:39 The happiness one experiences when someone from the south asks this question is out of this world.
I’m from the UK and that accent from the south is jus beautiful. It’s like a rhyme every time. Wonderful. These great people take their food seriously. Can’t wait to try it.
That intro is on point
+Michael Mistretta You couldn't be more Right.
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No it’s not it’s false Tn has the worse barbecue in the world it is not barbecue simple because you put dry rub on it and smoke it barbecue has barbecue sauce not. Fucking dry rub that disgusting
@@marmadoowhereareyou8838 false
@@marmadoowhereareyou8838 Literally one of the worst comments I've ever read. Are you actually that stupid? You do understand regional preference, right? Chances are any bbq you make is straight up awful.
17:30 that's how a restaurant is supposed to run. "How's your boss?" -"I love him" that was sincere. Well fucking done, Munchies. This is how people need to view the service industry. It's not all greed and angry chefs.
The south has really changed
I like the owner he kinda remind me of my grandpa
They barely count as employees and employer. They've known each other most of their lives. They've known each other and been friends who see each other eight hours a day, six days a week, since before most people reading this were born.
Helen is magnetic.... I'm in love.
smallnumbers36 my home state
Your pfp makes that perfect
Had the pleasure of happening upon Peg Leg Porker in Nashville last November. It was very crowded for good reason. It's truly fantastic BBQ. The ribs are fantastic!
I love how the owner of Rendezvous gave homage to the slaves for their role in pioneering American bbq. ❤👌
Natives are the ones who pioneered it. Mexicans and blacks just copied them. The name “barbecue” comes from the native word “barbacoa” which is how the natives used to cook meat really slowly by digging a hole in the ground and covering it with cactus leaves. And it started in Texas that’s why it’s called Texas barbecue.
Ol dude at the end is a G for telling the truth about the origins of ribs/bbq..
Agreed
Hellen seem like the type of woman you marry grow old with....grow economically with....and stay happy all the while....good spirit....
+donttripp go back to your anime they dont exist :)
Fredrick Fedoray™. 139 IQ. Ugly people get scraps....the DNA that your parents gave you bought you a ticket to a life of leftovers.....#NoOffense
+donttripp get back to me when your little cupcake cheats on you with chad ;)
+Fredrick Fedoray™. 139 IQ. lol pray for chad....he might not make it....
+Danny Puran lol true....I live in Los Angeles and they ate few and far between.....
as an indian living in texas i can say i feel more homely in the south than in the north like new york or chicago, something indians and southerners share is strong family values and heritage.. i live in texas by the way....
Hearing amazing grace “how sweet the sound “ with that southern flare as you arrived with the fires burning almost moved me to tears. My grandfather would get up early start the fires wake my brother up and I for breakfast and either a fishing or hunting trip whenever we visited our grandparents for an extended visit from our hometown of DC. This clip really moved me to tears . There is something to be said about Mrs Helen style of cooking . It will have you crying not only from the smoke and heat index in the smoke room but from the soul and taste and feeling of the food itself . God bless you munchies for giving me a slight piece of my child hood those trips to my Nana and Papa house in the country! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I'm from West Tennessee, born and raised, and this video made me missed home, and Tennessee BBQ. Moved to Georgia a while back and the BBQ isn't the same. BBQ is such a big part of West TN culture, especially in the Black Community. There was always a BBQ option in most mom and pop restaurants. If you couldn't make up your mind on what to eat BBQ would be the next option since it was always ready. Every time we go visit family we make sure to bring back loads of BBQ with us.
It also made me realize that i missed TN heavy accents. lol
Born in Nashville and grew up there. I'm also in Georgia now and agree with you 100% on all points. Nashville has changed so much in the past 20 years, but I still miss it.
I love bbq and yuna
One thing among others I really love about the States is a generous size of the portion that comes with a great price.
+Alan Shore Mom and pop shops seem to be the best at giving you a great value. corporate places are usually the complete opposite.
RckyIRL
Word.
*****
See? I was right. Fuck off douchebag, you have IQ of a shit worm and no one likes you.
*****
You've missed the part where I told you to fuck off. Fuck off, douchebag.
Me too but that's also why we are the unhealthiest in the world lol
Man I love how the last guy gives credit to the african american people from back in the day for creating barbecue
It's like giving Mexicans credit for tacos. Everyone already fucking knows.
Well, they don't give credit because it really isn't true, the spanish and the Indians coined the term for cooking over green wood called barbacoa, here, this from the Smithsonian:
The first indigenous tribes Christopher Columbus encountered on
the island he named Hispaniola had developed a unique method for cooking
meat over an indirect flame, created using green wood to keep the food
(and wood) from burning. Reports indicate that the Spanish referred to this new style of cooking as barbacoa:
the original barbecue. As the Spanish explorers who followed Columbus
turned their expeditions north, they brought the cooking technique with
them. In 1540, close to present-day Tupelo, Mississippi, the Chicksaw
tribe, in the presence of explorer Hernando de Soto, cooked a feast of pork over the barbacoa. Eventually, the technique made its way to the colonies, traveling as far north as Virginia.
And here's the whole article: www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-evolution-of-american-barbecue-13770775/?no-ist
*****
My retarded article is from the smithsonian, there's literally no better source, if you don't care about it, you never cared about the truth in the first place, which is endemic of a professional black victim. Chris columbus did indeed discover america, of course everybody knew once he arrived that they weren't the first on the land, the king of spain knew it, the sailors knew it, however he did discover it, because the Indians didn't know where they were, didn't know what the world looked like, they had no context--the vikings were in america before columbus yet they didn't discover it, why? Because they didn't place it in context. Context. Placement in the big picture...that's discovery.
You getting asshurt over Christopher Columbus doesn't change the fact that barbecue has Native American/Spanish roots.
dav dav
Ummm, no, because we have primary sources for all of it, so your wrong, you'll always be wrong because apparently, you're an idiot. Go figure.
this short completely opened my eyes... I will never bad mouth north american food ever..... even makes me want to visit this country
Just about everyone in Tennessee is this humble and kind just as the host of the restaurants
The last place in Memphis might have the history and legacy and what not, but I would go to Helen's any day everyday. That passion from Helen was amazing to watch !
Imagine sitting on a log by a fire, hearin' that man sing like that and eatin' some of that kickass bbq. The epitome of relaxing.
WOW! I want to do this exact road trip now! Wouldn't mind showing up at Helen's with a flask of whisky and watch and listen quietly in the corner. These are my people just in the sense that I have lived in the south my entire life and I am proud that they are my people. Hardworking honest pork lovers.
One of the best episodes yet! Great host and guests, editing was great, humor, just wow... Im happy and hungry :D
I’ve watched this at least one hundred times, I’m actually sad this video ends, all the amazing people, incredible food, and one hell of a host! I want to see more of this, exactly like this !
U and me both brother
Dang
Reggie turner's voice is beautiful
Singing like that in the early hours of morning,facing the fire and preparing the BBQ
That's something I would like to experience
Accent overload
english is my 2nd language and it was damn hard to understand to some people
Joseph Kroon
These are some heavy southern accents, no doubt
You are referring to the British dude, right?
American Man I don’t talk southern even though I was born here but it doesn’t even sound like an accent to me anymore😂
Probably one of the best Munchies to date. Just true genuine people sharing what they love with others.
Helen was such a treat -- I'm in love with her warm attitude
4:33 That is the sexiest accent I've ever heard.Good god!
Southern States are full of amazing people.
Where are you? It's not an accent in Tennessee.
That must be the ONLY accent you're ever heard then! lol
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i really love the vibes going on in Helen & husband
Friend, you should have traveled the whole state. Tennessee is a melting pot of different styles. I grew up East of Nashville in Mt. Juliet. The Masonic Lodge BBQed every Independence Day as a fund raiser. We cooked shoulders over hickory coals. Covered with cardboard. Stabbed the meat with long knifes and rubbed salt into the cuts and on the surface. About 18 hours on the pit. Different sauces different years. Sometimes vinegar based, sometimes ketchup based. One year we even had a crazy black sauce with fine-chopped onions in it. I believe that’s a Kentucky thing.
Helen's is so legit. song and tears go into the process of making the food!
Man this made me cry, I;m not even southern, the host is just so damn likeable and so are the restaurant owners.
I'm lucky enough to be born and bred in West Tennessee and I work across the street from Scott-Parker BBQ in Lexington. I've eaten BBQ all over the United States and West Tennessee has everyone beat. Hands down!!!
Damn, they know how to cook meat in Tennessee! I'm from the UK and where I live, there just isn't anything this good. I can tell you that without even tasting it!
+Benjamin Suh haha, Murica' bruh.
Dude to everyone saying the guy at the end is somehow racist , they are paid employees. I used to serve for a high volume restaurant, If they're covering 3500 people in a night, those servers are probably making at the bare minimum $600-$700 on a given busy day probably more most nights. Plus whatever hourly wage he's paying them. That's over $50/hour after taxes and thats if they arent just pocketing cash every night. You can make a career out of that pretty easily especially in the south where cost of living is cheap. If you have a 100k corporate job you're making roughly $500/day. He's given those lucrative jobs to black people, not white ones. How tf is that racist..
i was about to say i didn't see any uncle tom references. Although reverse racism does say that his hiring mostly black people is a cover for his racism, but there's also alot of black people in the south- who knew! So of course he's going to have people of color working for him( this is an agreement and affirmation). And as an aside; I'm a white guy, more pinkish beige, but I've never seen European-America on a map, and I'm also not Caucasian because i find that term in bad taste, the classification being product of white supremacist eugenic "research". Its weird to think that if you're born here as a white person, you're white, but if you're anything else you are considered an ethnic american. Compared to Native indians( people who live between the earth and sky), we're all ethnic.
I didn't see anything racist about what the last guy said. I've watched a lot of these types of videos and you rarely see any white pit masters or restaurant owners acknowledge the contribution of African Americans.
Thank you for saying that. Everyone is not racist. He was paying homage to African Americans being the first to cook good BBQ..i respect him for that my uncle own a BBQ restaurant and I can tell you they make good money Especially on the weekends
500 a day....in Germany you get only 1000€ a month. Maybe i have to go to america where you earn so much money its crazy lmao
So wild how an Englishman comes to the south to try BBQ. The difference in dialects is enough to watch. Funny how all the locals cleared out as soon as he sat down lol. Great lookin BBQ
I love the way the interviewer/reporter just lets the subject speak without interuption.
Man when I watch bbqin videos I’m just smiling these people straight love what they do!
damn Ron Jeremy got some moves
This host is really really good
i was just saying he is really good
Nice to hear Estuary English alongside 'Southern' English. What a great language we share! And I speak German, French and Spanish as well, so I love accents.
I'm from England and when I see these kinds of videos it gives a great insight into what real Americans are like.
Guys… Get yourself a “Hellen” I’ve been married to mine for over 18 years… 😎👍🏿✌🏿
pure americana! cannot get enough of this episode.
oh my GOD. I need some bbq now!
+Allexander DM Step into my cage and you can little boy
+Pepe The Peeper right now, that feels worth it
Pepe The Peeper
ahahaha, I noticed your reply just now
Yeah Tennessee bbq pork only way to go. I'm going to go get some now after watching this it's a art to do this right thanks guy I salute you.
Hellans husband is as sweet as Texas Sweet Tea. When he started singing Amazing Grace, that’s real southern pride right there.
you mean Tennessee Sweet Tea! it's mostly sugar with some tea...
Jesus. Scott's Bar-B-Q looks on point!
one of THE best munchies episodes. awesome host, editing and guests!
God knows how many times I've watched this thing. Dank vid
I am glad You fould the food from where I live so interesting it's great btw
A British guy talking about bbq is just amazing
The simplicity and joyous lives of these people is something I will forever envy they dont want or need anything but good company, safety, good food and good fun.
what a fucking great episode
Zack=When your truly at the top of your perfection but still anxious on what a person off the street says about his bbq. You don’t find that around the corner.
Helen seems like a sweetheart. Great video Munchies :)
8:33 🤣Dudes face walking to the back room says it all
Probably my favorite food documentary of all time. The people featured in this video and their style of BBQ are truly special.
Hes been working there for 52 years. Thats a loyal worker who will stick by your side theough the thick and than. Dont get workers like that no more.
What the fuck is 'thick and than'?
@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 what the fuck is crapsa
@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 I believe he meant "Thick and thin"
@@cooorsbanq4226 - Didn't see your reply until just now - I never got the notification. So, here: 'crapsa' is the game of casino Craps, with an 'a' added to the end of it, to match the added 'a's after the rest of my household name.
@@Kevin-iw8nu - Yeah, I have no doubt that he meant 'through thick and thin' - it's just that he was in too much of a hurry to tell us all his big news that he didn't bother looking it over before hitting 'reply', or is it 'post' on original comments? I forget. So, he ended up coming off sounding (to me, anyway, of course not to you, who is used to and comfortable with incompetence) like an ignorant moron. Thank you, that is all. No sarcastic reply necessary, I've heard them all and don't give a flying fuck.
O N L Y T E N I S E E
you ain't lyin brotha!
lol the most matter of fact "that's horrible" I've ever heard
They all seemed like amazing people that I would love to one day come and visit to try their food but also just talk to them. Especially Helen, She seems like such a wonderful person.
Lived in TN my entire life. While whole pig cooking isn’t crazy rare. Usually, when done at home, it’s spit roasted whole. I’ve never heard of it being done outside of TN this way.
See how great people from the southern states are, super friendly and very humble. It's a shame that they are usually represented by the media in such negative way. The real soul of America.
Its like that in Sweden too. The country folks are portrayed as ignorant and prejudice by the media and politicians in the cities.
Divide and conquer. Old as time.
Great video Munchies! Really nice to see America in a different light.
Tennessee prevails
Great video! What I love the most is that every person at every stop is cordial and proud of what they do yet they know other flavors and processes exist. They love what they do and want to share it with the world. And I am quite Happy to give them my money for some great BBQ. Chicago out!
I live in rural west Tennessee (Henderson). If you get BBQ here (Lexington, Henderson, Jacks Creek, Jackson) it WILL BE whole hog. If someone tried to just do shoulders or butts, they would go out of business. I saw some TV show that said Dothan, Alabama was the BBQ capital of the world because they had one BBQ place for every 9,000 people. Hell, Henderson has about 3,500 people and there are six BBQ places and EVERY ONE of them does whole hog. Some of them will cook over twenty whole hogs on a big holiday weekend, like the 4th of July. The BBQ capital of the world is Henderson or Lexington, Tennessee. You could spend two weeks in this part of the world and go to a different whole hog BBQ joint every night.
Every time Helen laughed, I laughed along.
One of the best Series you´ve ever had
Now this was thoroughly enjoyable. This is what I come to Munchies to see :)
A road trip through every BBQ state is my bucket list.
I appreciate everyone in this video, the last guy really brought it home! Great human story!
What a great episode !
im not from western country, but i love southern accent more than british haha
I just ate...hungry again. Need to recreate this road trip
Lovely people.
I wanna see all of them and give them a big hug
Helen and Charlie Rendezvous did it for me. Charli said African Americans was the creators of BBQ just like they created Rock and Roll and everything else that Americans Love. Thanks for true history Charlie
I love the fact they don't want to change the history of how it's done....
Watching this made me proud to be an American and I an not even an American.
Im a Scandinavian. Wish I was born in tennessee 🤠👍🇧🇻
@daAnder71 alot of them do
I'm Asian, and I wish to be born as Scandinavian lol
Tennesseeans eat good.
When I seen you stopped in Nashville first I wanted to cry, but then I seen you headed down to Memphis and I was like oh Lord he's headed the right way bless his soul
That last part with the bow and arrow was epic had me laughing for a good minute!🤣🤣🤣
I'm so proud of my TN roots!