Brisket is the meat from the chest of an animal, almost always a cow. It is a tough cut, full of the bits that hold meat together, so you cannot cook it fast like a steak.

Brisket布里斯克（牛胸肉） is the meat from the chest of an animal是動物胸部的肉， almost always a cow幾乎都是指牛的。 It is a tough cut這是一塊很韌的肉， full of the bits that hold meat together裡面充滿了把肉連在一起的組織， so you cannot cook it fast like a steak所以不能像牛排那樣用大火快煮。

You cook it a long time, on a low heat — in a stew, in the oven, or, in American barbecue, smoked for many hours until it goes soft. In Texas, brisket is a famous pride food.

You cook it a long time要煮很久， on a low heat用小火， in a stew, in the oven燉煮、用烤箱， or, in American barbecue, smoked for many hours until it goes soft或者像美式烤肉那樣煙燻好幾個小時直到變軟。 In Texas在德州， brisket is a famous pride food布里斯克是很出名、讓人驕傲的食物。

Shops today nearly always mean beef when they say brisket, though the word can cover the same chest cut on other animals. Though actually, people stretch it: a “brisket” on a menu in Taipei is often the American smoked dish, not just any chest meat.

Shops today現在店家 nearly always mean beef when they say brisket說brisket時幾乎都是指牛肉， though the word can cover the same chest cut on other animals雖然這個字也能指其他動物身上同樣的胸部部位。 Though actually不過事實上， people stretch it大家把這個字用得更寬： a “brisket” on a menu in Taipei台北菜單上的「brisket」 is often the American smoked dish通常指的是美式煙燻的那道菜， not just any chest meat而不是隨便的胸肉。

Do not mix it with breast. Breast is the chest meat of a bird, or the front of a person’s body. Brisket is a butcher’s word for the cow’s lower chest.

Do not mix it with breast不要把它跟breast搞混。 Breast is the chest meat of a bird指的是鳥類的胸肉， or the front of a person’s body或是人的胸部。 Brisket is a butcher’s word for the cow’s lower chest則是肉販用來指牛下胸部位的詞。