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Bottom round substitutes

Bottom round is the traditional name in United States. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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Substitutes for Bottom round that can be delivered rather than hunted down at a counter.

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United States

Eye of roundapproximate

Both are part of the wider outside-round muscle group anatomically; eye of round is the small, cylindrical eye muscle within the silverside group, bottom round is the larger surrounding mass. UK butchery often groups them all under "silverside."

Sirloin tipapproximate

Both lean round subprimals. Bottom round (silverside) is the harder outer-thigh group; sirloin tip (knuckle) is the front-thigh quadriceps and is naturally tenderer.

Argentina

Tortuguitaapproximate

Same general anatomical region (outside-rear-leg muscle group). Tortuguita is a smaller curved muscle within the broader silverside / contra group; both are slow-cook cuts.

United Kingdom

Topsideapproximate

Sister cut on the round — top round (topside) is the inner thigh, bottom round (silverside) is the outer thigh. Topside is more tender and finer-grained; bottom round is harder and leaner with longer fibres, better for slow roasting and curing.

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