Kansas City Regional Barbecue (Among Others)
[Email series excerpt # 3]
Today we’ll cover several types of American style barbecue. If you’re not hungry now… you will be after a few more issues! 
In this issue…
- American Style Barbecue: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Kansas, and Missouri
American Style Barbecue
Although differences in barbecue are blurring as are many aspects of U.S. regional culture, variations still exist. The regional variations vary more widely than just state by state, but we can’t cover them all… that would take awhile! So, I’ll just break it down by state and hope we get enough in to satisfy everyone.
Alabama
Famous for it’s traditional white barbecue sauce.
California
Barbecue was learned from the Spanish friars who founded the missions, and the style of barbecue usually focuses on beef (especially tri-tip and steaks) cooked quickly in the heat and smoke of a hot, red oak wood fire.
Florida
Both pork and seafood are barbecued in Florida, with butter and lemon or lime juice as the base for the sauce.
Georgia
Georgia barbecue is based on slow-cooked pork, with a sauce based on ketchup.
Kansas
Beef, pork and chicken are dominant meats and are usually slow smoked. Throughout the eastern half of the state the sauces and styles resemble those found in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. A barbecue competition and contest is held in Lenexa a suburb of Kansas City.
Kentucky
The favored meat for this barbecue is lamb or mutton. Kentucky barbecue traditional sauces include a mild tomato-based sauce, a unique “black” sauce, and a peppery hot sauce.
Missouri
Beef is the dominant meat for barbecue especially in St. Louis and the Ozarks. Often the beef is sliced and a tomato-based sauce is added after cooking.
In Kansas City in particular, barbeque is extremely popular. ( Kansas City Bar-B-Q Connection http://www.rbjb.com/rbjb/bbq.htm ) Backyard barbeques and tailgating are considered pastimes in the city and its surrounding area. Almost every type of barbeque is popular including beef, chicken, pork, sausage, ham and ribs.
Kansas City is the home of famous barbecue restaurants such as Arthur Bryant’s, Gate’s, Rosedale, BB’s Lawnside, Zarda, and many others. There is usually a restaurant every few square miles. The area also hosts numerous barbeque competitions such as The American Royal.
Kansas City is particularly well known for its sauce. Typical KC BBQ is basted heavily in sauce during and after cooking. KC BBQ Sauce usually is rather rich, tangy and spicy. KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce was invented in the city by Rich Davis. However, KC Masterpiece is thicker, sweeter and darker in color than most Kansas City sauces. It is also important to note that Dry Rub is used extensively as well. The Kansas City style is also found in Missouri communities of Columbia, St. Joseph and Warrensburg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue
( Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. )
Stay tuned for more American style barbecue from North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas…
Thanks,
Joe B Que
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