Texas Wants To Rename Popular New York Food

The 'beef' is brewing between New York and Texas, literally.  A Republican in Texas wants to change the name of a popular food item named after New York.

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New York strip steak is actually one of a few names given to a certain cut of steak in the United States. Other names include Boneless Club Steak, Ambassador Steak, Veiny Steak, Hotel-Style Steak, and Kansas City Steak. New York became associated with this cut of meat in the early 1800s, according to Wikipedia,

"Delmonico's Restaurant, which opened in New York City in 1827, offered as one of its signature dishes a cut from the short loin called a Delmonico steak. Due to its association with the city, it is most often referred to in the United States as a New York strip steak."

Texas Has Beef With New York Strip Steaks

Texas is BIG mad with liberal New York. So mad that they want to change the name of New York strip steaks.

I have to believe there are better things politicians in Texas can focus on. According to NCESC.com, Texas ranks 37 on the list of states to live in, and it ranks 28 when it comes to education. It seems like they could benefit from focusing on raising those two statistics instead of being petty because they are upset that another state won't follow their commands. But I digress.

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The Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, announced that the Texas Senate will file a resolution to officially change the name of the New York Strip steak to 'Texas Strip.' Sounds familiar. Didn't Trump change quite a few names, like the Gulf of Mexico?! He claims the bright idea came to him after he met with cattle ranchers in Texas and some of them said their favorite cut of meat is the New York Strip, according to Syracuse.com.

The gag is that New York strip steak isn't an official name, so they really don't need to waste their time with the theatrics of introducing a resolution. Just call it whatever you want. Maybe I'll start calling 'Texas Toast,' New York Toast. And New York lawmakers, if they weren't busy doing real work, could introduce a bill to rename Texas Roadhouse.

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