Travel alongside Cook’s Country’s Editorial Director Bryan Roof as he explores the communities and cuisines that make up the great American dinner table. In this episode, he travels to South Carolina on the hunt for the best BBQ hash.
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Hey everyone, Bryan here. Where's your favorite barbecue joint? I'm already planning my next trip, and I can never have too many barbecue recommendations. And let me know what to order when I'm there!
It is good!!! Better than Brunswick stew!
Hash is not acclaimed to South Carolina alone. Here in Georgia we have Sconyers BBQ. And we have the best hash around. And to make a point Sconyers once catered to Jimmy Carter @ the white house when he was first elected.
Come to Jack's Bar-B-Q in Oklahoma City. Great food since 1963.
What is hash ?
I'm trying to wrap my head around, how he says he hasn't seen anyone do it the way " they do it" when there is one of the oldest and biggest family owned and operated bbq joint not even a mile away from him that cooks with all wood, and makes 1800lbs of traditional hash a week being said that joint is Maurice's piggie park!
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What is this? Milk Street?
Chris, I mean this in the best way, but it is disgusting how easy you make it look to make a beautiful fit by hand filing.
Shealy’s in Batesburg is pretty good
I’m over the border in NC, and have never had SC hash. Looking forward to a trip soon to sample!!
Time for another Carolina Barbecue Tour for me!
I was in until they mentioned the pork liver. 🤢 Nope NOPE NOPE!!!
Hash is a new one on me, but man would I love to try the many different kinds!
So it's just chilli but with pork instead of red meat.
Lindsey's BBQ & Hospitality House in North Little Rock, Arkansas, pulled pork is my fav!
Hash kinda looks like my family's version of Brunswick stew.
Absolutely loved it! Did not know about hash! Video just reminds us again that bbq is a true art form.
Columbia SC native here. SC barbecue is so frequently overlooked, so I was very happy to see this. I grew up with Piggy Park, peppery, not so sweet and not so soupy. SC hash is ALWAYS served over rice.
Best SC-style hash I've had was at Leroy and Lewis BBQ in Austin, TX
Ummm. Gimme a bowl of Campbells tomato soup and a velveeta cheese sanwich!
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Great series. I hope to see more of great foods from this vast country.
So hash is like a soupy boudain without the rice or scraple without the corn meal.
I'm hungry
Midway is definitely a special place out in the middle of no where, but absolutely worth the drive! So glad to see them featured here.
I love it when some of these dudes claim that if you don’t do it the way they do, it’s wrong… whatever. 🤡
Welcome to South Carolina, Bryan! I'm glad you got to taste Ward's hash (pretty sure I saw it labeled right under True BBQ). It's usually pretty sweet tasting to most folks.
Back in the day, you didn't ask what was in the hash – you just ate it. Like the gentleman from True said, "From rooter to the tooter" is what you used. Nothing was wasted on the hog, and many families sold a hog around Christmas to buy gifts.
That chikken Stew at Midway is epic
Somehow I've missed this in life. I've never eaten hash. I'll put that on my bucket list . Thanks for the video
Stretchy pants, indeed. 😮
Dukes BBQ. Charleston or Ridgeville. Best hash and rice. And good fried chicken too!
Took them 8 minutes to actually explain what hash is.
It would have helped if you had explained exactly what South Carolina hash is. All I got from this video is that it contains meat, is particular to South Carolina and that there's different varieties. I guess we're supposed to assume.
Why did he have to say liver?
Just thank you.
I guess they don’t care or have health department inspections down there? Some things are best unseen and eaten I guess.
Ooo I want your job! lol. Never had Bar-B-Q hash but it is on my list now.
Absolutely loving these segments!
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Love your “On the Road” series. It always looks awesome. What I don’t get is why you don’t weigh 400 lbs after all that great food! Ha!
I will be traveling to SC in December from France! I cannot wait to stop in one of these holy BBQ SANCTUARIES 😂! Thanks for this video. ❤
Dixie Pig in Rock Hill. The very best BBQ in the Carolinas.