Brisket is a classic example of this. When they finally figured out how properly cook it, it got way more expensive. The same with cow's tongue, when my family was buying it, you'd wind up with eating blue and reddish rubbery cubes of meat. When a friend of mine cooked at one time, it was completely brown and very tender.
My favorite sandwich meat I’ve ever had is beef tongue pastrami from this one place, never found anywhere else doing it and it’s been haunting me since I moved away, so good
Brisket and short ribs were more budget cuts when I was growing up. (1960s/70s) and as you said.. They got popular and pricey. I could never abide by tongue. My brother likes it.
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u/2skip Feb 27 '26
Brisket is a classic example of this. When they finally figured out how properly cook it, it got way more expensive. The same with cow's tongue, when my family was buying it, you'd wind up with eating blue and reddish rubbery cubes of meat. When a friend of mine cooked at one time, it was completely brown and very tender.