Marcel the French and their love for pork are prime for American style BBQ...of course, you may want to let them believe it is French in origin somehow in order to get past some resistance
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But, seriously - a member here ( Hub ) is a KCBS judge that may be able to get you some info on the expansion of KCBS BBQ competitions and education into western Europe. I know they have been working with some folks in Germany, so there may be some program that is interesting....
Great to have you here. You will see near the bottom of the page that we have a Charcuterie section - and some members that really get into all thing "preserved meats".
Looking forward to your input here!
T