What's Pit Beef

Somehow I found this heavy metal death screaming rock band has a song out called "What's Pit Beef?"  The group is called A Textbook Tragedy.  You can listen to the song here, if you can figure out what it is they are saying.  This really doesn't help people realize that Pit Beef is an East Coast Specialty food, in fact it just creates more confusion. I suppose it it just another tragedy in pit beef land.

Great Pit Beef Recipe

Want this sandwich ? Go visit Mr. JW Johnson and make it your darn self!

Mr. JW Johnson has it going on when you are talking pit beef. He's from Delmar, Maryland (that is down on the Eastern Shore in case you don't know) but unlike others from out of Baltimore, this guy knows what the heck he's talking about.  Unlike others.  He loves to cook and made sure to clarify that in Baltimore there's not batbecue but pit beef. Thank goodness for that.  Unlike some others who are still referring to it as barbecue. Come on folks!  I totally approve his article and yes, this yummy sandwich you see above, thinly sliced and piled high with thinly sliced onions IS what pit beef is all about.  You can read his article and recipe here.

Good Reciipe and Great Pit Beef Photos

I just happened across this old article and recipe on pit beef here. The article is posted on "Food Nerd"by Henry Hong and thank goodness he is smart enough to clarify that Pit Beef is indeed NOT barbeque. That's all I needed to see...

Oh, but wait, there's some great mouthwatering photos of pit beef with blood dripping out of it. Henry doesn't condone the mayo on it which I will have to agree to disagree, but hey, it is definitely worth a look see.

Since I'm a pit beef fanatic I do have to state here that yet again we have someone referencing THE original 2000 NY Times pit beef article with Big Fat Daddy's in it.  I do not undersatnd why if someone has questions they don't contact the original writer of the article or the subject that the article is about.  I am in agreement with the first few words of this article, that "pit beef is not barbecue" and I so appreciate someone taking the time to get this right, so I'm not going to complain.

Go read it, read it now. Great recipe!

Chaps Pit Beef on Travel Channel

Chaps has a grainy, but notable mention on the Travel Channel as one of the places in Baltimore to "pig out" . Watch pit beef bliss here:

Chaps Pit Beef on Food Network

Okay, so the GUY himself aka Guy Fieri' went to Chap's pit beef in Baltimore for his episode 313  They posted the link onto Youtube as part of his diners, drive in's and dives series. I am snagging the video for you here.