Kansas City just stoked the fire in America's barbecue battle by opening what is believed to be the world's first museum dedicated entirely to the craft. Why it matters: For decades, cities like ...

MORRIS: And they all have a backstory. In Kansas City, enormous stockyards and slaughterhouses kept pit masters of the 1920s stocked with beef. But that's not all they were smoking.

Teddy Van Dieren, 8, of Kansas City, took a dip in the bean pit featuring 8,000 bean-colored balls Wednesday at the new Museum of BBQ. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected] ...

And yeah, it's super fun. MORRIS: Not all barbecue sauce is reddish. It's all over the place, from Alabama white sauce to black dip in Kentucky.

As Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports, there is a new museum in Kansas City that puts regional rivalries aside to celebrate the magic of smoked meat and sauce. FRANK MORRIS, BYLINE: The ...