FriscoeHotsauce t1_jcywzyh wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:53 PM

Reply to This explains the history of why Kansas City is famous for having "the best barbecue in America" (which of course is up to debate, but the history is interesting) by Gurdy0714

That article sucks, and is just a listicle ad for 10 KC BBQ places

KC BBQ is a thing because Kansas City used to be a trading post for Cattle being herded north from Texas and Oklahoma. The stock yards used to be a huge space along the river, and cattle was bought and sold more than anywhere in the Midwest, maybe even the U.S. before being shipped off on the rail lines that converged at Kansas City.

FriscoeHotsauce t1_j72j6tj wrote on February 3, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Reply to comment by bretto2004 in Move over frozen nuggets, kids prefer farm-fresh school lunches by davster39

Packing your own lunch is expensive. School lunch when I was growing up was ~$1.50. It wasn't good, but a lot of kids / families relied on those inexpensive meals. It was also one of the reasons my family went to church youth nights on Wednesdays, the meals were like $2 a person and didn't require the time to make them.