Are they internationally recognized as the same cuts? Would a steak in Ireland look any different than a steak in Iowa? When did this happen???
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I’d say regionally it depends on what is popular and what your supplier can sell. It also evolves as we’re exposed to different cultures.
I grew up in 70’s/80’s Australia. Never heard of a New York Strip. It was expensive and sounded fancy. Imagine my fury when I found out the restaurant had stolen half my T-bone and actually charged me more! The audacity!
I can recall going to my butcher in the early 90’s and asking for a whole leg of lamb, boned out and butterflied. He asked me why. I told him I was cooking it like my lebbo cousins, marinated in garlic, ginger and white wine, and cooked on the BBQ. He was horrified, as far as he was concerned it could only be a Sunday roast, whole. Now you get bitterflied legs pre-marinated in the supermarket 5 different ways. (Greek is pretty awesome).
It just keeps changing.
As an aside, I went to my chicken / burger shop recently and asked for a half chicken and chips. The guy thought he was being funny when he said “left or right?” I said “just the bottom half”. “Just dark meat? I got you, man”. Happy days.
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