Sister chuck cut — paleron is the larger flat-iron-adjacent shoulder muscle, petite tender is the smaller teres major beneath it. Both come from the same shoulder primal but petite tender is naturally tender (chef-grade), paleron is naturally tougher (long-cook braise).
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 Paleron and Petite tender together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Paleron | Petite tender |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Chuck roast | Petite tender |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Chuck roast | Shoulder tender |
| 🇫🇷France | Paleron | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Paleta | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Paleta / Marucha | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Paleta | — |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Paleta | — |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Paleta | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Cappello del prete | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Schulterscherzel | — |