We Texans are pretty sure we're Southerners... we love and identify with all the other eastern =======>> Southerners, but we are perplexed at why they've outlawed beef for Bar-B-Qs.
One of those things you would love to understand but are too polite to bring up.
Bless your heart, you really DON'T get it do you? The south is defined by its relationship with barbeque and pigs and cattle are what separate the "south" from the "west." East Texas is kinda borderline, kinda like northern Florida.
They haven't rest assured. Go to any good Q joint in the south and they'll have brisket on the menu.
In Texas we Q more brisket cause we have more cows than anywhere else. But we also Q more pigs because we have more pigs than anywhere else. We just have more BBQ and the best BBQ anywhere in the country. We are the capital of BBQ.