Sheldon, you're probably the best person to answer this question.

In the last few years beef which to me looks just like skirt steak has
been labeled and sold as "beef flap meat" in the supermarket (Ralphs,
Vons - I'm in Los Angeles). I can never seem to find skirt steak any
more.

IS it the same thing? Are they just repackaging skirt steak with a
name more familiar to the Latino consumer, who is the one most likely
to purchase that particular cut of meat? Or is it a different cut of
meat? I've asked the "butchers" in the market, but I've never gotten
a straight answer.

Thanks,
Cathy