A tradition you gotta know about.
), but according to the experts, white bread and barbecue have a long and distinguished history together.
Barbecue pros generally agree that the white bread tradition began in Central Texas anddates back to the 19th century.
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Barbecue is served with white bread because of how inexpensive [white bread] is.
Mass-produced white bread was cheap and readily available, so it was easy to hand out with smoked meat.
Plus, it made a handy vehicle for sopping up sauce and meat drippings.
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As the cuisine grew in popularity, the tradition stuck and evolved.
White bread and barbecue may have first united in Central Texas, but this service style soon expanded elsewhere.
Shannon Bingham, executive chef ofDevil Moon Barbecuein New Orleans, Louisiana, agrees.
