Tri tip?

Onegrecook

I live in Kentucky and was wondering if tri tip is called something else here? I don't recall seeing this cut...at least that I remember. Any help is appreciated.

HBmoai

I did a little search and I believe in the U.S., the tri-tip has the meat-cutting classification NAMP 185D. I'm not exactly sure what that means, but your butcher should. I definitely recommend trying on of these on the egg if you can get a hold of one. Hope that helps

chuff

It's getting to be more common around the country, but you still don't find it all that often outside of the western US. The farther east you go the less common it becomes. I'd personally never even heard of it until I moved to Oregon, then when we moved to western Colorado it would show up in the store once every couple of months maybe. Now that I'm in Nevada it's in stock everywhere at all times. It's just one of those regional cuts of meat. 

Grambler

It's definitely a west coast cut. Do you have a Trader Joes out there? Or Costco? I made this one tonight....

Tjcoley

Every so often I can find them at Wegman's in PA

Grambler

oops, haven't figured out the pic thing yet apparently

Onegrecook

I believe there is a Trader Joe's in Nashville which is about two hours away. Not sure if we have a costco...I'll have to ask my wife. Thanks for the replies.

MikeP624

Try a Whole Foods if you have them.  That is where i get them in Chicago.

tazcrash

I know I tried asking that a a whole foods in NJ, they didn't I'll try again.

MikeP624

The guy i asked first did not know what i was talking about at whole foods, then another guy came out of the back and was impressed that a midwesterner was asking for it.  He was from North Carolina.  He knew what it was and that they did have one.  It was not called tri tip on the label.

Duganboy

@Onegrecook I live in the Lexington area and the only place that I can find them is an independent meat market.  We just got a Trader Joe's and I haven't been there so yet.