Texas’s Cult of Smoke, Barbecue-Land Journeys: Nathan Myhrvold
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Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- A cult food is a dish people arepassionate about that has at least some of the following fivecharacteristics:
It has strong regional or local variations. People argueabout which version is authentic. Secret recipes are handed downin families through generations. Cook-offs are held to see whoserecipe is best. And perhaps most important, people invest somuch pride in the dish, it is a fundamental part of theiridentity.