Korean cooking YouTuber Maangchi credits her use of instant hazelnut coffee to prepare pork in her Bo-Ssam recipe to her time living in a college town in this state. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this state, where an incredibly hot Olympics may have popularized ice cream cones. A video by Jon Bois (“boys”) details a diet of eggs, brandy, and strychnine used for a marathon runner at this state’s 1904 Olympics.
ANSWER: Missouri [or MO]
[10e] Hydrox cookies were invented in Kansas City, which is better known for a regional variety of this cooking style. This style of cooking brisket into burnt ends is practiced by pitmasters.
ANSWER: barbecue [or BBQ; accept word forms like barbecuing; accept grilling; accept smoking or using a smoker]
[10h] Saltines were supposedly invented in this Missouri city, which is where the Pearl Milling Company, formerly Aunt Jemima, was founded. This city named for a saint is north of Kansas City and was the eastern end of the Pony Express.
ANSWER: St. Joseph [accept St. Joes]
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