It's the same thing with skirt steak, and even chicken wings. Wings used to be cheaper than dirt because nobody did anything with them. Back when I ran a small kitchen I remember them being not quite giveaway prices but pretty close.

But now that wing shacks are prevalent, and fajitas have become more popular, the price for those two items has gone up accordingly.

I'm sure there are tons of other examples, but those two come to mind.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

When all those cooking shows started cooing over “sweetbread” when it just means a particular kind of organ meat. Consuming offal was associated with poverty. Then some jackass calls it “sweetbread” and it becomes a haute cuisine