[michaelsmanley]

I was about to post the same thing here. BBQ mutton from Moonlite in Owensboro, KY is one of my favorite foods, second only to their burgoo made with mutton. Long, long ago, Owensboro was a major wool production center and river port and there was often a surplus of sheep, so they ate mutton.

[WhyCause]

It's not just Moonlite and Owensboro; it's common further downriver too. I end up in Paducah at least once a year, and I always try to make it to Kountry Kastle for a mutton sandwich.

I'd say that mutton and burgoo are the defining elements of Kentucky BBQ.

[bigpeopleareold]

I searched "Kentucky" in the comments here precisely because of thinking of my time in Owensboro, where my uncle moved to many years ago. That barbecue mutton was utterly fantastic when I had it :)