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beef · Approximate equivalent

These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.

Both are flat, fibrous cuts from the belly area suited to marinating and slicing thinly, but flank is leaner and milder while skirt has more fat and a more intense flavour.

Arrachera
Beef · Plate

Skirt steak is the diaphragm muscle, one of the most flavorful cuts on the animal with a pronounced beefy taste and coarse texture. It comes in two versions — inside and outside…

TenderloinRoundBottom SirloinRibPlateChuckShort LoinBrisketFlankSirloinShankShank
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Beef · Flank

Flank steak is a flat, broad muscle from the abdominal area with long, coarse muscle fibers and very little fat. It has an intense, beefy flavor but can be chewy if not properly…

TenderloinRoundBottom SirloinRibPlateChuckShort LoinBrisketFlankSirloinShankShank
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Names by country

CountryArracheraVacio
🇺🇸United StatesSkirt steakFlank steak
🇬🇧United KingdomSkirt steakFlank steak
🇫🇷FranceHampeBavette de flanchet
🇪🇸SpainEntrañaVacío
🇦🇷ArgentinaEntrañaVacio
🇲🇽MexicoArracheraArrachera exterior
🇵🇹Portugal—Vazio
🇧🇷BrazilFraldãoFraldinha
🇮🇹ItalyDiaframmaPancia di manzo
🇩🇪GermanyKronfleischBauchlappen

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