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Monday 04 July 2016

America's Independence Day





Independence Day of the United States, also referred to as the Fourth of July or July Fourth in the U.S., is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British Empire.

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

Independence Day is the National Day of the United States.

And

National Barbecued Spareribs Day



"Spare ribs (also called spareribs) are a variety of pork ribs, cooked and eaten in various cuisines around the world.

They are the most inexpensive cut of pork ribs.

They are a long cut from the lower portion of the pig, specifically the belly and breastbone, behind the shoulder, and include 11 to 13 long bones. There is a covering of meat on top of the bones as well as between them."

Terminology

The origin of the term "spare ribs" is not known although several folk definitions exist.

Spare ribs are also popular in Chinese and American Chinese cuisine, they are generally called paigu (Chinese: 排骨; pinyin: páigǔ; Cantonese: paai4 gwat1; literally "row of bones").

When removed from the bone and roasted, or when roasted to a red color, they are called char siu (叉燒).

In County Cork, Ireland, spare ribs are boiled and eaten with potatoes and turnips.

This dish is called bodice locally.