Kansas City barbecue
Smoky Missouri meat
Kansas City barbecue is a regional American barbecue tradition known for slow-smoked meats—especially burnt ends from beef brisket—and thick, tomato-based sauces sweetened with molasses.
The style emphasizes heavy smoke flavor and a wide variety of meats, from ribs to pulled pork to sausage.
We stopped for Kansas City barbecue on our drive through Missouri.
- burnt endsCubed smoked brisket tips
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- ribsThoracic bone set
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
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