l not -l wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> On 13-Jun-2016, jmcquown > wrote:
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> > I bought one! Big deal, right? Except flank steak is so very
> > difficult to find these days. The price has been greatly inflated
> > in my lifetime. Used to be a cheap cut of beef.
> >
> > So, I just spent $21 on a 2.5 lb. steak. It will, of course, be
> > marinated and then grilled. Thinly sliced against the grain.
> Flank steak is easy to find here (STL suburb), available in all
> regional chains; but, as you say, a bit pricey (9.99 same as yours).
> Seems as Mexican cuisine became more popular, fajitas at home became
> more popular and drove up the price. Fortunately for me, many of
> the supermarkets started carrying skirt steak, priced about $2
> cheaper than flank. IMO, skirt makes better fajitas thank flank.

What is the diffeence in Flank and skirt? I thought it was the same
but I've only had it a few times.

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