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Denver steak substitutes

Denver steak 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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United States

Flat iron steakapproximate

Both are tender chuck cuts identified by US butchers in the 2000s — flat iron is from the top blade (above the chuck), Denver is from the under-blade. Comparable in tenderness and flavour.

Mexico

Aguja norteñaapproximate

Both come from the chuck primal and are prized as more affordable alternatives to ribeye; aguja norteña is the chuck eye, Denver is the under-blade.

Diezmilloapproximate

Same anatomical zone — Denver steak is the modern US butcher cut from the chuck-roll inner muscle, diezmillo is the broader Mexican-tradition cut from the same general area.

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