Time for a McRib?

Well, McDonald's is trying to convince us again that its McRib is barbecue. You remember the McRib, the on-again, off-again, frozen and reheated pork sandwich, pressed into a small slab of rib shape. For some reason, they add onions, pickles and a cafeteria-tasting barbecue sauce.

In North Carolina, barbecue is a noun. If you walk into a Smithfield's Chicken and BBQ and order barbecue, you get a plate of pork. When you hear the term, Texas barbecue, it means beef, especially brisket. Kentucky refers to mutton as barbecue. A large portion of the U.S. uses the word, barbecue, to mean a gathering where food is cooked outdoors or in reference to the grill. 

Your location doesn't really matter. The fact is...McDonald's is selling the McRib for $1.99 until November 14. I believe every one should have exactly 'one' McRib in their lifetime. If you never have had yours, then head to McDonalds, but if you got one last time, or the time before that, or the time before that, then check McRib off your bucket list, rejoice, and go enjoy a real barbecue sandwich from your local Mom and Pop restaurant.