when I was in Kentucky for work many years ago, our clients asked us "what do you want for lunch?" I was expecting the sort of choices like you would hear around here, chinese, pizza, mcdonald's, rudy's pub, etc... Instead, our choices didn't include chinese, and barbecue was a choice. I asked them what they meant, and they explained, Ribs, Chicken, wings, pulled pork etc... I learned then that barbecue is a thing, not an activity or method of cooking down there.