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SirloinvsTafelspitz

beef · Approximate equivalent

These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.

Adjacent primal — the rump cap sits at the bottom edge of the sirloin/round area depending on the regional butchery system.

Sirloin
Beef · Sirloin

Sirloin comes from the rear back portion of the animal, between the short loin and the round. It is moderately tender with good flavor and slightly less marbling than the loin…

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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

CountrySirloinTafelspitz
🇺🇸United StatesSirloin steakTafelspitz
🇬🇧United Kingdom—Tafelspitz
🇫🇷France—Tafelspitz
🇪🇸Spain—Tafelspitz
🇦🇷ArgentinaCuadrilTafelspitz
🇲🇽MexicoSirloinTafelspitz
🇵🇹Portugal—Tafelspitz
🇧🇷BrazilAlcatraTafelspitz
🇮🇹Italy—Punta di scamone alla viennese
🇩🇪GermanyHüfteTafelspitz

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