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Pluma ibéricavsSecreto ibérico

pork · Close equivalent

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

Both are premium Iberian pork cuts from the front of the animal — secreto is from the rib area between shoulder and loin, pluma is from the loin end near the head.

Pluma ibérica
Pork · Loin

A small, fan-shaped muscle (about 100–150 grams per pig) at the front end of the pork loin where it meets the head, found only on Iberian pigs. Heavily marbled with intramuscular…

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Secreto ibérico
Pork · Loin

Pork secreto is a hidden cut from the Iberian pig, nestled between the shoulder blade and the loin. It is one of the most marbled cuts on the pig, resembling a thin skirt steak in …

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Names by country

CountryPluma ibéricaSecreto ibérico
🇺🇸United StatesIberian plumaPork secreto
🇬🇧United KingdomIberian plumaPork secreto
🇫🇷FrancePlume ibérique
🇪🇸SpainPluma ibéricaSecreto ibérico
🇦🇷ArgentinaPluma ibéricaSecreto
🇲🇽MexicoPluma ibérica
🇵🇹PortugalPluma ibéricaSecreto
🇧🇷BrazilPluma ibérica