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Both contain strip and tenderloin separated by a T-bone, but the porterhouse is cut further back and has a substantially larger tenderloin portion — the USDA requires at least 1.25 inches of tenderloin for a porterhouse.
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.
Keep Porterhouse and T-bone steak together in your notebook.
Names by country
| Country | Porterhouse | T-bone steak |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Porterhouse | T-bone steak |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Porterhouse | T-bone steak |
| 🇫🇷France | Porterhouse | T-bone |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | T-bone |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Porterhouse | T-bone |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Porterhouse | T-bone |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Porterhouse | T-bone |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Porterhouse | Bistecca con l'osso |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Porterhouse-Steak | T-Bone-Steak |
Cook either one well
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