Candidates and Barbecue
Courtesy of the New York Public Library
We are now in political campaign season across the country. Both in the US South and Midwest people cherish barbecue. It is labor-intensive cooking technique which require hours of slow cooking over a pit with smoldering hot hard woods. While very similar in style to Southern barbecue, Iowa’s barbecue tends to put an especially heavy emphasis on sauce. One of the most popular is spicy watermelon barbecue sauce which has been a staple in the Midwest. In Iowa voters show a preference for candidates who entertain questions in person.
