$$$ · brisket, ribs, pork shoulder, and long smoke cooks
Hold a steady 225°F for twelve hours
Low-and-slow barbecue where stable heat matters more than speed.
Weber Smokey Mountain 18-Inch Charcoal Smoker
These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.
Loosely analogous in cooking treatment — both are heavily-worked shoulder-area cuts that need long, slow cooking to break down. Anatomically distinct: cupim is the zebu-specific hump muscle, Boston butt is the upper shoulder.
These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.
| Country | Boston butt | Cupim |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Boston butt | — |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Pork shoulder | — |
| 🇫🇷France | Épaule de porc | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Paleta de cerdo | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Paleta de cerdo | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Paleta de cerdo | — |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Pá de porco | Cupim |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Paleta suína | Cupim |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Coppa di spalla | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Schweinekamm | — |
$$$ · brisket, ribs, pork shoulder, and long smoke cooks
Low-and-slow barbecue where stable heat matters more than speed.
Weber Smokey Mountain 18-Inch Charcoal Smoker
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