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ArracheravsVacío

beef · Approximate equivalent

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.

Translation takeaway

These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.

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Raw Arrachera — Beef Plate cut
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…

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Skirt steak (arrachera)

TenderloinRoundBottom SirloinRibPlateChuckShort LoinBrisketFlankSirloinShankShank
Raw Vacío — Beef Flank cut
Vacío
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

CountryArracheraVacío
🇺🇸United StatesSkirt steakFlank steak
🇬🇧United KingdomSkirt steakFlank steak
🇫🇷FranceHampeBavette de flanchet
🇪🇸SpainEntrañaVacío
🇦🇷ArgentinaEntrañaVacío
🇲🇽MexicoArrachera—
🇵🇹Portugal—Vazio
🇧🇷BrazilEntranha—
🇮🇹ItalyDiaframmaPancia di manzo
🇩🇪GermanyKronfleischBauchlappen

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