On 9/23/2010 3:40 PM, Dimitri wrote:
> Entertaining daughter # 4 + Granddaughter in from Illinois.
>
> Katie (8 today) requested Papa (me) to grill some tri-tip for dinner.
> Obviously a girl of GREAT taste.
>
> Turns out the tri-tip is almost non-existent in southern Illinois & they
> ended up having to go to a local butcher shop & order s full case.
> Costco there seems to have discontinued the product.
>
> So there's a 3 pounder marinating in garlic, onion powders, pepper, &
> MSG red wine vinegar (smidge) some Zinfandel.
>
> It will be grilled very slowly till pink then charred.
>
> going to sprouts to find a bunch of veggies to grill & maybe some
> grilled peaches brushed with Balsamic.
>
> I understand tri-tip is not known all over the immediate world.
>
> Here's the history from the Santa Maria Elks
>
> http://www.santamariaelks.com/history/tritip.html
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Dimitri
>
>

From what I've seen it's pretty much non-existent anywhere but
California and maybe the left coast.

My neighbor got one pre-marinated in a cryovac bag at the WalMart.
That's the only time I've seen one here. It was so high in sodium (not
to mention the rest of the chemistry set) that I wouldn't eat it.

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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