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Bola de lomo

Bola de lomo substitutes

What to use when you can't find Bola de lomo at your butcher

Bola de lomo 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

Sirloin tipclose substitute

Same anatomical muscle group — the knuckle at the front of the round. Bola de lomo is the Argentine retail cut; sirloin tip / knuckle is the US–UK name. Same cut, different tradition.

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