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Bife de chorizo

Bife de chorizo substitutes

What to use when you can't find Bife de chorizo at your butcher

Bife de chorizo is the traditional name in Argentina. Outside that tradition, butchers carry comparable beef cuts under different names — sometimes the same anatomical piece, sometimes a close cousin. The alternatives below are grouped by country so you can match what your local butcher actually carries.

United States

New York stripclose substitute

The same strip loin muscle — bife de chorizo is the Argentine name for what Americans call the New York strip, typically cut thicker and served with the fat cap on.

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