These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.
Both are dramatic bone-in steaks, but the T-bone comes from the short loin and includes both strip and tenderloin
| Country | T-bone steak | Tomahawk steak |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | T-bone steak | Tomahawk steak |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | T-bone steak | Tomahawk steak |
| 🇫🇷France | T-bone | Côte de bœuf Tomahawk |
| 🇪🇸Spain | T-bone | Chuletón de lomo alto |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | T-bone | Ojo de bife con hueso |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | T-bone | Rib eye con hueso |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | — | Tomahawk |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | T-bone | Filé de costela com osso |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Bistecca con l'osso | Bistecca tomahawk |
| 🇩🇪Germany | T-Bone-Steak | Tomahawk-Steak |
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