On Sun, 17 May 2009 18:05:11 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sun, 17 May 2009 17:26:58 -0400, cshenk wrote:
>
>> > wrote
>>
>>> Are they the same thing, just called on or the other depending on the
>>> region
>>> your i? If not, which is a better cut? Thanks.
>>
>> They seem to be the same but called Skirt steaks here, and identical to San
>> Antonio's Flank steaks.
>>
>> If there is a difference, I havent noted it in taste or cooking tactics.
>
> They are certainly not the same. For one, their grains run in
> opposite directions. Flank lengthwise, skirt crosswise.
>
> Skirt steak has slightly more fat and can be trenbder when cooked
> properly. Flank steak is much more dense with a finer grain and can
> never be as tender as skirt.
>
> Skirt steak is better, IMO.
>
> -sw

skirt steak is also damned expensive where i live (md) - like eight or nine
dollars a pound.

your pal,
blake