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ChuletónvsRibeye

beef · Close equivalent

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

Same anatomical area (longissimus dorsi); chuletón is bone-in, thicker, and from older animals than typical ribeye.

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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.

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Chuletón
Beef · Rib

Spain's signature steak — a thick bone-in rib steak, traditionally from old dairy cows (vaca vieja or buey) that have been retired from milking and finished on grass for several…

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Ribeye
Beef · Rib

Cut from ribs 6 through 12, the ribeye is renowned for its exceptional marbling and tenderness. The intramuscular fat melts during cooking, basting the meat from within and…

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Names by country

CountryChuletónRibeye
🇺🇸United StatesChuletónRibeye
🇬🇧United KingdomChuletónScotch fillet
🇫🇷FranceEntrecôte
🇪🇸SpainChuletónEntrecot
🇦🇷ArgentinaChuletónOjo de bife
🇲🇽MexicoChuletónRibeye
🇵🇹PortugalChuletón
🇧🇷BrazilChuletónEntrecôte
🇮🇹ItalyEntrecôte
🇩🇪GermanyRib-Eye

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