Has your palate been calibrated for KC BBQ?

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• Are you built for molasses?

Local man turned movie star Rob Riggle is easy to love for two reasons: He never stops cheerleading for Kansas City and he seems to enjoy his life off-screen as much as on-screen. He graces the virtual pages of Fat City this morning for an interview with Details that ran Monday, in which he explained why those raised on Kansas City barbecue might never truly develop a taste for anything else:

Kansas City has your molasses-based barbecue that you find a lot in the Midwest. To me, if you’re molasses-based, you are already winning. Once you get out to North Carolina, then you’re getting into vinegar-based barbecue, and that doesn’t fly with me. My palate has been calibrated for Kansas City barbecue.

Riggle is a long-established fan of Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue, but the concept of taste buds primed for Kansas City’s take on barbecue is fascinating. Do you think your palate has been calibrated for KC barbecue, or are you still able to appreciate different styles?