🇫🇷 France · Approximate
Paleron
Beef chuck roast (paleron)
Aguja norteña is the traditional name in Mexico. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.
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🇺🇸 United States · Approximate
Ribeye
Grumpy Butcher ribeye steaks (4 pack)
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United States
Denver steakapproximate
Both come from the chuck primal and are prized as more affordable alternatives to ribeye; aguja norteña is the chuck eye, Denver is the under-blade.
Flat iron steakapproximate
Both are chuck primal steaks; flat iron is from the top blade (infraspinatus) while aguja norteña is from the chuck eye roll
Ribeyeapproximate
The chuck eye roll is a continuation of the ribeye muscle into the chuck; aguja norteña is often described as a more affordable alternative to ribeye