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The authors have fine taste in bbq, though. They mention Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby (on my list to visit), Skylight, and Wilber's. Different, but outstanding.
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Q. You really dug into the theory that the unique style of Lexington barbecue has German origins. Do you feel that has been definitively settled?
John: “Strictly speaking, what we turned up is just circumstantial evidence. But all five of the pioneers (John Blackwelder, George Ridenhour, Jess Swicegood, Sid Weaver and Warner Stamey) were of German descent.”
Dale: “And that kind of marinated coleslaw is a German recipe, and the fact that it turns up in the Piedmont with pork shoulder and the sweet and sour effect of the sauce – it kind of all adds up.”
John: “Strictly speaking, what we turned up is just circumstantial evidence. But all five of the pioneers (John Blackwelder, George Ridenhour, Jess Swicegood, Sid Weaver and Warner Stamey) were of German descent.”
Dale: “And that kind of marinated coleslaw is a German recipe, and the fact that it turns up in the Piedmont with pork shoulder and the sweet and sour effect of the sauce – it kind of all adds up.”
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