ProbableNamed from the place
London broil
noun · first attested 20th century
Order London broil in London and nobody will know what you are asking for.
A North American method of cooking a lean beef cut: marinated, broiled or grilled, then sliced thinly across the grain.
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- 20th century
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- noun
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London broil
The name appears on North American restaurant menus in the early twentieth century, and no connection to English cooking has ever been traced. In American butcher shops it has since drifted from a method to a label slapped on flank or top round steak.
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