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PicanhavsTafelspitz

beef · Close equivalent

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

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.

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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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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