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Denver steakvsDiezmillo

beef · Approximate equivalent

Same anatomical zone — Denver steak is the modern US butcher cut from the chuck-roll inner muscle, diezmillo is the broader Mexican-tradition cut from the same general area.

Translation takeaway

These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.

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Raw Denver steak — Beef Chuck cut
Denver steak
Beef · Chuck

An 'innovation cut' identified by the US Beef Checkoff in 2009, sliced from the under-blade of the chuck (the serratus ventralis muscle). The fourth-most-tender muscle in the…

TenderloinRoundBottom SirloinRibPlateChuckShort LoinBrisketFlankSirloinShankShank
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Raw Diezmillo — Beef Chuck cut
Diezmillo
Beef · Chuck

A workhorse Mexican chuck cut — three distinct muscles separated by a fine layer of intramuscular fat, taken from the upper shoulder/neck region of the steer. Distinct from…

TenderloinRoundBottom SirloinRibPlateChuckShort LoinBrisketFlankSirloinShankShank
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Names by country

CountryDenver steakDiezmillo
🇺🇸United StatesDenver steakChuck roll
🇬🇧United KingdomDenver steakChuck
🇫🇷FranceOnglet de palette
🇪🇸SpainDenver
🇦🇷ArgentinaDenver
🇲🇽MexicoDenverDiezmillo
🇵🇹PortugalDenver
🇧🇷BrazilDenver
🇮🇹ItalyDenver
🇩🇪GermanyDenver-Steak

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