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Food on fire: The world's best barbecues

Come summer, US backyards and parks are full of people gathering around sauce-slathered chicken and other meats.

But famed as America's grill skills may be, many would claim it can't hold a glowing charcoal ember to the meat-charring culture of, say, Argentina or South Africa.

History isn't clear on where the term "barbecue" comes from -- one explanation is that it comes from "barbacoa," a term used by Spanish explorers to describe the Caribbean's indigenous Taino people's cooking technique.

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