A picture or description of what youāre thinking would have been helpful.Mom always called it barbecue,
So that's what I call it.
When she said,
"I made barbecue",
We all knew what she meant.
I'm surprised so many call it sloppy Joe.
Damn, I'm hungry...
Mom's was delicious.
A big sesame seed bun,
Look out...

Same here.... a beef barbecue here is what some call sloppy joe. And I make it as often as I can.Mom always called it barbecue,
So that's what I call it.

In PA, too... and my school served Johnny Marzetti at least twice a month. And here in the Coal Region, it's Barbecue Sandwich more often than Sloppy Joe.The other ongoing debate is goulash vs Johnny Marzetti. If you grew up in Central Ohio, it's Johnny Marzetti.
I had a friend somewhat hesitate to accept a dinner invitation for goulash. He licked the plate clean. What is Johnny Market to please?Don't care what you call 'em, whip up a batch and I'll be right over.
The other ongoing debate is goulash vs Johnny Marzetti. If you grew up in Central Ohio, it's Johnny Marzetti.
Now I'm hungry
Mellow flavored chilli. Feeds a crowd with a bit of a mess.Not the best picture but close.
Mom would get 80/20(?) Ground Chuck
Dice a little onion
A sauce that was on the tomato side
Put her flavors in there...
Sometimes I'd eat it straight
No bun.
Hold it here - there is always White Sauce.When I was young my mother would make sloppy joes with hamburger meat in a tomato-based sauce. I don't remember any ting else that she barbecued other than chicken. But SJ's were made on the stove or slow cooker.
Down south here, a BBQ sandwich is typically pulled pork... in a tomato-based sauce w/brown sugar (or some other sweetened something), but also other sauces as well. BBQ is done in a smoker or grill... open flame.
My in-laws say that you can put that on a car fender, and it would taste good!Hold it here - there is always White Sauce.
Cumin can turn things a bit brown... idk?Mom made her chili on the Italian side, too.
Small bits of diced tomato.
Mom's chili was more red than other chili I've seen
Other chili looks brown to me.
Yeah, I made a big mistake by dialing into this thread without having had supper. I'm hungry, but fuggedaboudit. It's too damned late.Don't care what you call 'em, whip up a batch and I'll be right over.
The other ongoing debate is goulash vs Johnny Marzetti. If you grew up in Central Ohio, it's Johnny Marzetti.
Now I'm hungry