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BrisketvsTendron de bœuf

beef · Approximate equivalent

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

Adjacent primal; tendron sits between the brisket and the rib cage.

Brisket
Beef · Brisket

Brisket comes from the lower chest of the animal and consists of two muscles — the flat and the point — separated by a layer of fat. It is one of the toughest cuts due to the high …

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Tendron de bœuf
Beef · Plate

The cartilage end of the beef plate ribs — the section where the rib bones taper into cartilage near the breast. A cornerstone French braising cut, used in classic *blanquette*…

TenderloinRoundBottom SirloinRibPlateChuckShort LoinBrisketFlankSirloinShankShank
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Names by country

CountryBrisketTendron de bœuf
🇺🇸United StatesBrisket—
🇬🇧United KingdomBrisket—
🇫🇷FrancePoitrineTendron de bœuf
🇪🇸SpainPecho—
🇦🇷ArgentinaPecho—
🇲🇽MexicoPecho—
🇵🇹PortugalPeito—
🇧🇷BrazilPeito—
🇮🇹ItalyPunta di petto—
🇩🇪GermanyRinderbrust—

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