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PicanhavsTafelspitz

beef · Close equivalent

Anatomically the same muscle (rump cap, biceps femoris). Tafelspitz is the Austro-Viennese boiled preparation; picanha is the Brazilian grilled/skewered preparation. Same cut, opposite cooking traditions.

Translation takeaway

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.

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Raw Picanha — Beef Sirloin 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 …

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Raw Tafelspitz — Beef Sirloin cut
Tafelspitz
Beef · Sirloin

The Viennese signature boiled-beef cut — anatomically the rump cap (the same muscle as Brazilian picanha), but treated in a completely different culinary tradition. Simmered…

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Names by country

CountryPicanhaTafelspitz
🇺🇸United StatesRump capTafelspitz
🇬🇧United KingdomRump capTafelspitz
🇫🇷FranceCœur de rumsteckTafelspitz
🇪🇸SpainTapa de cuadrilTafelspitz
🇦🇷ArgentinaPicañaTafelspitz
🇲🇽MexicoPicañaTafelspitz
🇵🇹PortugalPicanhaTafelspitz
🇧🇷BrazilPicanhaTafelspitz
🇮🇹ItalyCodone (picanha)Punta di scamone alla viennese
🇩🇪GermanyPicanhaTafelspitz

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