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ChateaubriandvsLomo

beef · Close equivalent

These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.

Same anatomical cut (tenderloin); Chateaubriand is the specifically French preparation of the thick centre section.

Chateaubriand
Beef · Tenderloin

The thick centre cut of the beef tenderloin, traditionally cut from a section large enough to serve two. Pan-seared then finished in the oven, served sliced with sauce béarnaise…

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Lomo
Beef · Tenderloin

The tenderloin is the least-worked muscle on the animal, running along the inside of the spine, which makes it extraordinarily tender with a fine, buttery texture. It is lean with …

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Names by country

CountryChateaubriandLomo
🇺🇸United StatesChateaubriandTenderloin
🇬🇧United KingdomChateaubriandFillet
🇫🇷FranceChateaubriandFilet
🇪🇸SpainChateaubriandSolomillo
🇦🇷ArgentinaChateaubriandLomo
🇲🇽MexicoChateaubriandFilete
🇵🇹PortugalChateaubriandLombinho
🇧🇷BrazilChateaubriandFilé mignon
🇮🇹ItalyChateaubriandFiletto
🇩🇪GermanyChateaubriandRinderfilet

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