$$$ · picanha, steaks, skewers, and general charcoal grilling
Weber Original Kettle Premium 22-Inch Charcoal Grill
High-heat grilling, simple indirect cooks, steak, picanha, and burgers.
These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.
Filet mignon is a steak portioned from the tenderloin — same muscle, with filet mignon specifically referring to the thick round individual steak cut.
These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.
| Country | Filet mignon | Lomo |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Filet mignon | Tenderloin |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Fillet steak | Fillet |
| 🇫🇷France | Tournedos | Filet |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Solomillo | Solomillo |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Medallón de lomo | Lomo |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Filete medallón | Filete |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Medalhão | Lombinho |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Medalhão de filé | Filé mignon |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Medaglione di filetto | Filetto |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Filet Mignon | Rinderfilet |
$$$ · picanha, steaks, skewers, and general charcoal grilling
High-heat grilling, simple indirect cooks, steak, picanha, and burgers.
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