Overlapping rump anatomy — Portuguese alcatra maps most directly to the British rump. Same region, different butchering and naming.
Translation takeaway
These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.
Keep Alcatra and Rump steak together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Alcatra | Rump steak |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | — | Rump steak |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | — | Rump steak |
| 🇫🇷France | — | Rumsteck |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | Cadera |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | — | Bife de cuadril |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Alcatra | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Alcatra | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | — | Scamone |
| 🇩🇪Germany | — | Hüftsteak |