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Contents 1 Rewrite 2 Simmered or barbecued? 3 Pulled? 3.1 Worldview & Merge

[edit] Rewrite

I couldn't resist re-writing this entry; it was very poorly written, although the information was good. The addition of the smoking/barbecue method of preparing pulled pork seemed both obvious and necessary. PMaranci 17:00, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Simmered or barbecued?

The first paragraph says that pulled pork is pork shoulder that is barbecued, i.e. slow-smoked. The second paragraph then describes several cooking techniques involving simmering in broth. If it is really true that both techniques produce "pulled pork", then the first paragraph definition needs to be changed... after all, by no stretch of the imagination is simmering in broth the same thing as barbecueing. --Macrakis 05:11, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

"Pork braised in sauce in a crock-pot or other such device is not considered true barbecue." Why? Who says this with what authority? What is true bbq then? Perhaps a stronger link to the BBQ page would be appropriate. Tolchocker 05:05, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

"True" barbecue, according to Southern US cuisine, is really exclusively meat which has been slow-smoked for a period of 6-20 hours, usually consisting of pulled pork, pork ribs, and beef brisket. I have major problems with the barbecue page as a whole, but recognize the it is a term that has different meanings across the glove. That being said, you can make pretty tasty pulled pork by slow-braising it, either in a crockpot or an oven; just don't call it barbecue around a purist :-) --JD79 17:46, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Can you add a source to the article or is that OR?Toddstreat1 00:21, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pulled?

A section Describing why its called pulled would be nice to include. (141.219.42.60 21:02, 10 July 2007 (UTC))

Because after it is cooked, you pull it apart.38.112.225.84 16:07, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

But that should be called pullable pork, or pull-apartable pork. Calling it pulled pork implies some kind of pulling has already taken place. Bob Stein - VisiBone 23:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Worldview & Merge

Pulled pork is not at all unique to North Carolina. Memphis pulled pork is common in the United States, the Philippines have Lechon pulled pork, South Africa has a variety of pulled pork, etc. Added {worldview}.Toddstreat1 17:15, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

It seems this is currently an attempt to describe North Carolina BBQ. If it's going to describe pulled pork, it needs to encompass much more. Either way, perhaps this would be better documented in the Regional variations of barbecue article. Toddstreat1 16:30, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

I concur with the very North Carolina-centric writing of the article, and though the concept of Pulled Pork is often associated with Southern Barbecue (About.com's Article is a great example) there are certainly other cultures who also use this method of preperation. Adding to the Philippine and South African references, Mexico (especially around Guadalajara) also enjoys pulled pork dishes. I will see what I can add to this page sometime soon, those darn north carolinians have hijacked all of the Barbecue articles. :P --Coldbourne 22:00, 30 September 2007 (UTC)