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America’s best barbecue is Made In North Carolina

LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — Every year, thousands of people make their way to Lexington, the center of the barbecue universe.

The Lexington Barbecue Festival is a celebration of the style of smoked pork that started more than a century ago. 

Still, the roots of this southern delicacy run much deeper.  Brad Jones found it’s only part of the business of barbecue that’s Made in North Carolina.