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Maminha

Maminha substitutes

What to use when you can't find Maminha at your butcher

Maminha is the traditional name in Brazil. 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.

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Brazil

Picanhaapproximate

Adjacent cuts on the same Brazilian alcatra primal — maminha is the lean tail, picanha the fat-capped rump cap next to it. Frequently sold and grilled side by side.

United States

Tri-tipclose substitute

The same triangular tail of the bottom/top sirloin. Maminha is the Brazilian churrasco cut; tri-tip is the US (Santa Maria) name. Same muscle, different tradition.

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