Known for its distinctive style of jazz, Missouri's largest city has also been called America's "barbecue capital", with a tradition stretching back more than a century and home to more than a hundred barbecue restaurants. In addition to pork, you'll find plenty of other hickory-smoked meats here, including beef, chicken, and sausage. And the sweet, tomatoey sauce characteristic of Kansas City has become the default BBQ sauce found in much of the USA without its own homegrown barbecue tradition.
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