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Costela ponta de agulhavsCostillar

beef · Close equivalent

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

Both whole bone-in beef rib cuts cooked over fire. Costillar is the Argentine-asado tradition, costela ponta de agulha is the Brazilian-churrasco vertical-fire-grill tradition. Same general anatomy with regional cooking differences.

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.

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Costela ponta de agulha
Beef · Plate

The front portion of the Brazilian *costela*, taken from the chest end of the rib cage where cartilage runs through the bones. The fattier, more flavourful cousin of *costela…

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Costillar
Beef · Plate

The whole rib slab cut from the side of the steer for *asado* — typically the 7th through 11th ribs along the bone, with attached intercostal meat, plate fat, and matambre on top. …

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Names by country

CountryCostela ponta de agulhaCostillar
🇦🇷ArgentinaCostillar
🇵🇹PortugalCostela ponta de agulha
🇧🇷BrazilCostela ponta de agulha

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