[MistyCA]

tri-tip is a roast that originated in Santa Maria, California. For years you could only get it in Santa Barbara County....it is something that we have been enjoying here for a long, long time. Fortunately the rest of the state and parts of the country are catching on.

It is a cut of meat that resembles a triangle, very much like the ball-tip roast. It is seasoned with dry spices or marinated in beer with spices. It is then grilled and absolutely delicious! It is served with hot salsa (fresh tomato and chilis with onion and cilantro). If you haven't tried tri-tip, you haven't lived! :)))))) JMHO! :)

[Budge]

I had been wondering what "tri-tip" was.

Sounds a lot like my dry rub pork ribs, cooked over mesquite, but without the salsa.

I'm going to have to cook some of those ribs for the Hog Wild FReepers one of these days.