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.
| Country | Picanha | Picanha suína |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Rump cap | Pork picanha |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Rump cap | — |
| 🇫🇷France | Cœur de rumsteck | — |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Tapa de cuadril | — |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Picaña | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Picaña | — |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Picanha | Picanha de porco |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Picanha | Picanha suína |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Codone (picanha) | — |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Picanha | — |
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