50 Foods, 50 States: The Must-Eat Roadfoods Across America

Burnt ends, aka brownies, are the shreds, nuggets, strips, and chunks of meat that fall off barbecued brisket (or pork) as it is sliced and chopped. Most are outside pieces with crusty-crunchy areas and thick ribbons of melt-in-the-mouth fat. They are to pit-cooked meat what clotted cream is to milk: the distilled essence, flush with wood smoke and oozy protein satisfaction.