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AlcatravsSirloin

beef · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

The same top-sirloin/rump region. Alcatra is the Brazilian–Portuguese name; sirloin (top sirloin) the US–UK one. Same primal, different tradition.

Alcatra
Beef · Sirloin

The top sirloin / rump primal in Lusophone butchery — a large, versatile block from the hindquarter that yields the picanha (its fat-capped cap) and the maminha (its tender tail), …

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Sirloin
Beef · Sirloin

Sirloin comes from the rear back portion of the animal, between the short loin and the round. It is moderately tender with good flavor and slightly less marbling than the loin…

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Names by country

CountryAlcatraSirloin
🇺🇸United States—Sirloin steak
🇦🇷Argentina—Cuadril
🇲🇽Mexico—Sirloin
🇵🇹PortugalAlcatra—
🇧🇷BrazilAlcatra—
🇩🇪Germany—Hüfte

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