The same cut: short ribs sawn across the bones and grilled over coals. Flecha is the northern Mexican name, asado de tira the Argentine one.
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 Asado de tira and Flecha together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Asado de tira | Flecha |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Short ribs | Flanken-style short ribs |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Short ribs | — |
| 🇫🇷France | Plat de côtes | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Costillas de ternera | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Asado de tira | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Costilla cargada | Flecha |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Costelas | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Costela | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Costine di manzo | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Querrippe | — |