Savor Kansas City Strip Backstory

The "Kansas City Strip" isn't just a clever name for a comic strip, column, sh*tty local band or some other creative endeavor . . . It's also an iconic cut of meat. 

Accordingly . . .

Just to start the week with a meaty morning serving . . . We offer this delicious passage on local cuisine history . . .

"Why, then, do some know the short loin cut as a Kansas City strip steak? There's no definitive answer, but many claim that it was known by the Kansas City moniker even before its association with New York. The Midwestern city has a history as one of the largest meatpacking and cattle trading posts in the U.S., so it's understandably quite likely that the cut in question originated in K.C. In fact, in the late 1990s, incensed Missourians kicked off a media campaign to reclaim the strip steak, with articles appearing in outlets like Time and Deseret News."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

What Makes Kansas City Strip Steak Different From A New York One? - Tasting Table

What exactly differentiates a Kansas City strip steak from a New York strip steak? It depends on who you ask, as the distinction is often disputed.