Barbecue Trivia George Washington celebrated America’s victory in the War of Independence by hosting a giant barbecue for his soldiers. The hamburger was invented in the United States some time around 1900 a.d. No one knows who invented it. Hot dogs were originally called dachshunds. Meat changes color when it’s cooked as the myoglobin is broken down. This amino acid gives beef its red color. Smoke literally stains meat. Moist heat produces the tenderest meats. Fish meat is whiter than beef or chicken because fish don’t have to work as hard to resist the pull of gravity. Salmon’s red color comes from the things it eats, especially shrimp.
Henry Ford, inventor of the Model T automobile, invented charcoal briquets.