barbeques

Charcoal cooking gatherings

Barbeques is the plural of barbeque, a spelling variant of barbecue.

A barbeque is an outdoor cooking apparatus using direct heat from fire or coals, or a social gathering centered on such cooking: We're hosting a couple of barbeques this summer.

The verb means to cook food this way, typically meat, slowly over open flame or smoke.

cooking

grilling

Cooking on metal grates

roasting · marinades · rubs · basting · skewers · kebabs · indirect heat · charcoal · wood chips · rotisserie

food

ribs

Thoracic bone set

sausages · chicken wings · pulled pork · hot dogs · corn on the cob · kebabs · tri-tip · burnt ends · pork belly · lamb chops

equipment

grill

Cooking surface over fire

Weber · kamado · hibachi · pellet grill · kettle grill · gas grill · chimney starter · grates · drip pan · thermometer

social

cookout

Outdoor meal over flames

tailgate · picnic · party · neighborhood · family reunion · summer · weekend · Fourth of July · Labor Day · block party

regional

Texas

Second-largest American state

Australian · Korean · Mongolian · tandoori · Southern · St. Louis · Santa Maria

Opposites
cooking location

barbequesindoor dining

Eating at restaurant tables

oven roasting · home cooking

cooking method/heat source

barbequesraw food

Meals served uncooked

boiling · steaming · microwaving · poaching · sous vide

social gathering formality

barbequesformal dinners

Ceremonial group meals

state dinners · fine dining · banquets · dinner parties · charity balls

Phrases
Family

barbeque, barbequed, barbequing, barbequeing

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