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PicanhavsPicanha suína

beef · pork · Close equivalent

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

Same conceptual cut on a different animal — both are the rump cap with fat cap preserved, both are grilled with the fat-side-down rendering technique. Picanha suína is the pork-side adaptation of the iconic beef cut.

Picanha
Beef · Sirloin

Picanha is a triangular cut from the top of the rump, kept with its thick fat cap intact. It is the most celebrated cut in Brazilian churrasco culture and is growing in popularity …

TenderloinRoundBottom SirloinRibPlateChuckShort LoinBrisketFlankSirloinShankShank
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Picanha suína
Pork · Leg

Brazilian-churrasco innovation cut: the rump cap of the pork leg, butchered to keep its fat cap intact in the same shape as a beef picanha. A relatively recent addition to the…

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Names by country

CountryPicanhaPicanha suína
🇺🇸United StatesRump capPork picanha
🇬🇧United KingdomRump cap
🇫🇷FranceCœur de rumsteck
🇪🇸SpainTapa de cuadril
🇦🇷ArgentinaPicaña
🇲🇽MexicoPicaña
🇵🇹PortugalPicanhaPicanha de porco
🇧🇷BrazilPicanhaPicanha suína
🇮🇹ItalyCodone (picanha)
🇩🇪GermanyPicanha

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