Adjacent chuck cut — aguja is the chuck eye (more like a single muscle), diezmillo is the 3-muscle chuck-roll group around it. Both are northern-Mexican carne asada staples.
Translation takeaway
These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.
Keep Aguja norteña and Diezmillo together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Aguja norteña | Diezmillo |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Chuck eye steak | Chuck roll |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Chuck eye steak | Chuck |
| 🇫🇷France | Basses côtes | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Aguja | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Aguja | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Aguja norteña | Diezmillo |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Acém | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Acém | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Reale | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Hochrippenkern | — |