Santa Maria–style barbecue
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Santa Maria–style barbecue is a regional culinary tradition rooted in the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County on the Central Coast of California. This method of barbecuing dates back to the mid
Tri-tip on the grill, with a saucepan of beans and loaves of bread
Santa Maria–style barbecue made with pink beans, due to unavailability of pinquito beans
Quercus agrifolia
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The coast live oak, also called the California live oak, is a live oak native to the California Floristic Province. Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding
Santa Maria–style barbecue
…it became the meat of choice. It centers on beef tri-tip, seasoned with black pepper, salt, and garlic before grilling slowly over coals of native coast live oak, often referred to as "red oak" wood. The grill is made of iron and usually has a hand crank to adjust the height of the grill over the coals. The…
Coast Liveoak SLO County CA
Detail of the catkins
Convex, spiny leaves
Detail of the acorns