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Beef cheek substitutes

Beef cheek is the traditional name in United Kingdom. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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Substitutes for Beef cheek that can be delivered rather than hunted down at a counter.

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United Kingdom

Oxtailapproximate

Beef cheek is the standard swap in an oxtail braise — pure connective tissue that breaks down to the same silky texture, with far less bone.

France

Paleronapproximate

Both are collagen-rich cuts requiring long braising, but beef cheek is a single muscle that becomes exceptionally silky while chuck is larger and coarser-grained.

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