Adjacent shoulder/chuck cut — both are French-butchery second-category cuts from the front thigh region, both reward slow cooking.
Translation takeaway
These are related cuts, but not perfect swaps. Use the table below to judge how close your local option is before buying.
Keep Jumeau and Paleron together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Jumeau | Paleron |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | — | Chuck roast |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | — | Chuck roast |
| 🇫🇷France | Jumeau | Paleron |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | Paleta |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | — | Paleta / Marucha |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | — | Paleta |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | — | Paleta |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | — | Paleta |
| 🇮🇹Italy | — | Cappello del prete |
| 🇩🇪Germany | — | Schulterscherzel |