a 24 ounce steak?? Only in the US of A :)
That's literally 3 times heavier than a large steak in the UK.
That's literally 3 times heavier than a large steak in the UK.
More like "only in a steakhouse." We USAians have normal restaurants, too; in those, a steak is 6oz or 8oz. Sometimes 12oz, if they're trying to be ostentatious about their large portion sizes.
UK "steakhouses" make me grumpy.
My local pub is actually the only place I've found that does a tolerable steak. What I'd expect at a cheap roadside diner in the US. Certainly not a big treat, but at least edible. Everyone I know in London that's been there that haven't had steaks outside the UK have hailed it as having the best steaks they've ever had. To everyone else it's ok in a pinch but nothing more. To me that says it all.
Sorry - it's a sore subject, I absolutely love steaks.
Sorry for the outburst, but I'm going nuts in the land of British Beef. My last good steak was over a year ago, and I'm not going to make it back to the 'states until xmas.
Day One: Mama's Mexican Kitchen.
Day Two: Proper 16oz New York Steak from a proper butcherI actually have a friend who's a beef farmer over here, and we've talked about this at length. There's no UK equivalent of the USDA grades of meat, and thus no incentive to selectively breed cows for flavor and quality.
You can go to a specialty butcher over here and get the absolute best steak they have, and it still won't be as tasty as the one you'll find on sale at any grocery store in the US.
I actually thought all US beef was pumped full of growth hormones and other nasties? Your cows are about 50% bigger than ours :)