Because you know I loves me some birria.

All the “cool kids” were saying that bacon jumped the shark nearly 2 years ago – the whole “let’s put bacon in everything!!!” is done/over/tired.

Sure, bacon is tasty.  But as a fad it definitely hit hard (even the post-fad engendered some anger) and maybe, just maybe, the shark-jumpage will be accelerated with the whole nasty flu business going on.

Yes, yes, I know you can’t get it by EATING pork.  But who isn’t going to come away from the whole situation without at least associating something big, threatening, and potentially pretty disruptive to those pink carriers of delicious meaty treats?  See what I mean?

I’ve had two burgers today, more beef than I usually have in multiple weeks.  Both were great in their own ways – first the legendary Onion Burger at Johnnie’s in El Reno, OK.

Then…. the much more famous Meers Burger in Meers, OK – featured in Hamburger America and made from grass-fed Texas longhorn cattle raised on site.  Take that, kitchen farmers!

Both were well worth the brief detours they required from OKC, though Meers was a good hour.  Similar to going to the Owl in San Antonio from Albuquerque.

Now its back on home for a needed chile fix.

. . . and that’s why the phrase “Get your goat” indicates frustration or irritation with a situation.  It comes from either a French or British history and basically means someone took away your only means to get daily milk.

Because “goat is the most widely consumed meat in the world“, it would be an annoyance for much of the planet – not necessarily Americans who are often squeamish about things that don’t taste like burger or chicken.

Luckily I live in a city with barely enough people of Mexican origin to give me a couple of local restaurant options for goat (birria, if you’re reading that menu).

If you do, too, seek it out – you might be suprised that it is delicious and mild.  It does not, however, taste like beef, so don’t expect to not notice any difference.