Last weekend in the U.S. capital of Washington the 18th annual barbecue contest took place. It gathered dozens of teams from different states. Braziers, grills and ovens were installed in the center of the city – on Pennsylvania Avenue, under the windows of the FBI’s main office.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovLast weekend in the U.S. capital of Washington the 18th annual barbecue contest took place. It gathered dozens of teams from different states. Braziers, grills and ovens were installed in the center of the city – on Pennsylvania Avenue, under the windows of the FBI’s main office.

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Last weekend in the U.S. capital of Washington the 18th annual barbecue contest took place. It gathered dozens of teams from different states. Braziers, grills and ovens were installed in the center of the city – on Pennsylvania Avenue, under the windows of the FBI’s main office.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovThe competition was not only about the food, but also about style. This grill was made of spare parts for bicycles!

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The competition was not only about the food, but also about style. This grill was made of spare parts for bicycles!
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovParticipants in the contest were trying the patience of the guests by periodically opening the grills and measuring the readiness of dishes.

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Participants in the contest were trying the patience of the guests by periodically opening the grills and measuring the readiness of dishes.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovAs soon as the food was ready, the hungry people immediately lined up in queues.

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As soon as the food was ready, the hungry people immediately lined up in queues.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovTurkey legs were in popular demand.

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Turkey legs were in popular demand.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovAs a side dish, you could choose anything you wanted: from pickles to potato chips.

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As a side dish, you could choose anything you wanted: from pickles to potato chips.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovThe cooks barely had time to bring their food to the stalls.

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The cooks barely had time to bring their food to the stalls.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovIce-cream vans are a familiar thing for American streets.

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Ice-cream vans are a familiar thing for American streets.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovIt was hard to identify some dishes without the advice of the cooks. Only they knew and could explain what the dish was - a sweet dessert or vegetables fried in butter.

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It was hard to identify some dishes without the advice of the cooks. Only they knew and could explain what the dish was - a sweet dessert or vegetables fried in butter.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovSome pavilions looked more like exhibition stands

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Some pavilions looked more like exhibition stands
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovGuests sought shelter from the heat wherever they could find it.

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Guests sought shelter from the heat wherever they could find it.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovOne of the most exotic dishes was Spanish paella, which many Koreans at the festival confused with Asian rice.

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One of the most exotic dishes was Spanish paella, which many Koreans at the festival confused with Asian rice.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovEven portable grills assisted at the festival, their owners left the streets of their native towns for two days.

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Even portable grills assisted at the festival, their owners left the streets of their native towns for two days.
© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovMany of the pavilions were adorned with awards for victories in previous barbecue contests.

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Many of the pavilions were adorned with awards for victories in previous barbecue contests.