Cow = steak, beef and more - it depends on the cut. Pig = pork, ham, bacon etc. - same story. It's the same as "fillet of fish" or "chicken breast" really

by Anonymous 13 years ago

fish = sushi

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And fillet, and fried...fish isn't just raw.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Hay my name is Sydney too!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

makes me hungry

by Anonymous 13 years ago

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2008/why-do-we-eat-beef-and-pork-rather-than-cow-and-pig

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well technically it would be beef and pork.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Don't quote me on this one, but I was under the impression it came from the French. It's pretty obvious English and French have mixed a lot over the years, after the Norman Conquest of England, the English language became irreversably intertwined with French. French for cow meat is "le steak", for ham, "le jambon", beef is "le rosbif". It's pretty easy to see where these came from--not to mention the fact that many cooks in England were, indeed, French. It would make sense to give the order in French. That's what I figure, anyway.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think of bacon before ham when i think of pig

by Anonymous 12 years ago