That one guy at a competition who insisted his rub had 'magic powers'

I was at a BBQ competition in Memphis last summer, just walking around checking out the setups. This older dude with a stained apron flags me down and hands me a pork rib, says 'try this, it'll change your life.' I took a bite, it was fine, nothing special. Then he spent 15 minutes explaining how his rub contained 'activated charcoal from ancient trees' that 'aligns your energy with the smoke.' He was dead serious. I just nodded and said 'cool, man' while backing away slowly. Has anyone else run into the mystical BBQ types who act like they're alchemists or something?

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ray61314d ago

my buddy went to a competition in kansas city and said there was this guy who claimed his rub had "positive ions" that would "harmonize with the pig's soul" or some shit. he was wearing this crystal necklace and had a little diffuser running next to his smoker. my friend just ate his ribs and said "thanks" and walked off while the guy was still talking about chakras and brisket.

viola_garcia5613d ago

Am I wrong for kinda wanting to try his ribs anyway?

hannahj4913d ago

Get out of here with that crystal necklace nonsense, but honestly I gotta give the guy credit for trying something different. @ray613, your buddy probably got the best ribs of his life just from the sheer CONFIDENCE that guy had in his "soul harmonizing" rub. I bet he was charging like $50 for a single rack too because the crystals raised the price of the brisket to "spiritual levels." Though I swear if I see one more person using a diffuser at a BBQ competition I'm gonna lose it - the smoke should come from the WOOD, not some lavender essential oil mist.