barbecue

Talk about seriously delicious BBQ! You can taste and enjoy every kind of style out there and see what's your favorite.

Perhaps you might not think Massachusetts would have the most elite selection of barbecue restaurants and eateries available. Not because they aren't here, and they definitely are, but because you don't necessarily think of barbecue when you think of the Bay State, or any of the New England states for that matter. But sure enough, Massachusetts is home to one of the absolute best barbecue joints throughout the country.

There's nothing like biting into a delicious burger to curb your hunger.

Serving fantastic Southern-style BBQ, this small roadside shack has been praised by multiple sources for having some of the best BBQ in all of New England.

The family-owned restaurant offers fantastic Southern and BBQ eats, prepared by a local chef seen on 'Good Morning America' and 'The Rachael Ray Show'.

Smokeshow Barbeque serves "a little bit of the south with a lot of New England attitude."

In Massachusetts, it's pretty luxurious having access to some of the best local restaurants and eateries, not just in the New England region, but throughout the country. This typically includes almost any type of food option you are looking for. It even includes a restaurant that has now been named as the best BBQ spot in the Bay State.

Taste of Home has identified 50 of the best barbecue restaurants in the country, and included a Portland, Maine, favorite.

If you missed his critically-acclaimed episode of 'No Reservations' that was shot in Maine, here's a snapshot of everything Bourdain saw, did, and tasted.

We'll grant that New Hampshire, and New England as a whole, isn't noted for its barbecue options. Still, this place has ribs that taste as good as any you'll find in Texas.

Hamsters, more specifically tiny hamsters, enjoying a 4th of July barbeque with their friends. Their friends being tiny a hedgehog, a tiny bunny and a tiny guinea pig-- which is to say the cute is very strong with this one. I'm convinced this is what the Founding Fathers wanted for our country.