How did sirloin get its name?

Answer 1

Because a king enjoyed it so much, he knighted it giving it the name Sir Loin which was then conjoined naming it sirloin all in one

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While the above is a popular belief, it is a myth. Sirloin is derived from an old French word for "above the loin". The original word was surloigne - meaning above the rump. You can see how it was altered into the world we know as sirloin.

The story of the King knighting the beef cut goes back centuries in England, but is just that, a cool myth.

Answer 2

I don't. know