Chateaubriand substitutes

Chateaubriand is the traditional name in France. Elsewhere, butchers sell the same piece — or a close cousin — under a different name.

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

🇺🇸 United States · Close substitute

Grumpy Butcher filet mignon steaks

🇦🇷 Argentina · Close substitute

Filet mignon steaks — cut from the same tenderloin as lomo

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Same anatomical cut (tenderloin); Chateaubriand is the specifically French preparation of the thick centre section.

Same muscle (tenderloin); Chateaubriand is the thick centre section, filet mignon is the smaller tail-end medallion.