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Asado de tira substitutes

Asado de tira is the traditional name in Argentina. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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Argentina

Costillarapproximate

Same general anatomical region — costillar is the whole bone-in slab cut along the bone for slow asado, asado de tira is the same region cross-cut into ½-inch strips for quick grilling. Different butchering and different cooking traditions, same primal.

Brazil

Costela ponta de agulhaapproximate

Same general anatomical region (front of the chest plate / rib cage) but distinct cut: asado de tira is a thin (~½-inch) cross-cut Argentine strip, costela ponta de agulha is the whole long cut along the bone, slow-grilled for hours.

France

Tendron de bœufapproximate

Adjacent area — both are plate-rib cuts, but tendron is the cartilage end (for braising), Asado de tira is the cross-cut bone-in section (for grilling).

United States

Galbiclose substitute

Both are cross-cut short ribs sliced thin across the bones — galbi is sliced thinner (5–10mm) for fast tabletop grilling; asado de tira is sliced thicker (1–2cm) for slower grilling over wood coals.

Plate ribsapproximate

Same general anatomical region (short plate / chuck rib), but cut differently: asado de tira is a thin (~½-inch) cross-cut Argentine strip, plate ribs is the whole long bone-in slab smoked low-and-slow.

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