 After Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492, the Spaniards apparently found native Haitians roasting animal meat over a grill consisting of a wooden framework resting on sticks and a fire made underneath, that flames and smoke would rise and envelop the animal meat, giving it a certain flavor.Strangely enough, the same framework was used as a means of protection against the wild that may attack during middle of the night while at sleep.The barbecue not only survived in the Haitian cuisine, but was introduced to many different parts of the world and has numerous regional variations.