When you’re talking barbecue, you’re talking skewers, the one is unthinkable without the other. The skewer refers both to the skewer that the foods—meat, fish, crustaceans, fruit—are threaded onto, whether metal or wood…and the food cooked this way! Skewers can be a one-dish meal by alternating vegetables with meat and fish.
When dealing with fragile foods, it is essential to push the items close together so they don’t disappear when you come to cooking them, swallowed up by hungry embers.
Metal skewers are the preferred choice for more lengthy cooking; they will stand up to the heat. Be careful not to put them directly in your mouth or it’s a guaranteed burn.