I’m an enormous fan of actually dumb stadium meals, however typically Icarus flies too near the solar. That’s the case with the Kansas Metropolis Royals. On Monday, the crew unveiled its newest sandwich, which is extra like a stoner’s fever dream than an precise meals merchandise individuals ought to take pleasure in.
Conceptually, I perceive the thought right here. It’s that mix of salty, smoke and candy that makes BBQ interesting basically, however that is simply approach an excessive amount of. The problem is that we’ve a salty vs. candy arms race taking part in out between the buns, and the pork is caught within the center with no escape.
I’ve extraordinarily robust emotions about pulled pork. Dwelling for 15 years in North Carolina will try this. In my guide there’s just one actual sauce that ought to be placed on pulled pork and that’s vinegar primarily based and barely spicy. Anything masks the smoke and energy that goes into pit roasting an entire hog for 15 hours. Throwing molasses primarily based sauce on pork is like placing ketchup on a steak — a sin.
That stated, there’s a place for normal BBQ sauce — particularly if the pork is missing in pure taste, so I’ll permit it. It’s right here that the sandwich goes off the rails. Somebody clearly stated “let’s put peanut butter cups in it,” which tilted the steadiness too candy, so to rectify that they went and added bacon to infuse extra salt into the equation. The result’s an absolute mess of a meal that shouldn’t be consumed by anybody.
If you happen to’d eat this factor then extra energy to you. I can’t fathom placing this abomination wherever close to my face. Simply because you are able to do one thing doesn’t imply it is best to.