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Suadero substitutes

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

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Mexico

Faldaapproximate

Suadero, the thin rose meat, sits just ahead of the flank; falda is the most common Mexican substitute when suadero is unavailable.

Flechaapproximate

Same area of the rib cage. Flecha is sold bone-in for the grill; suadero is the boneless meat from there, confited for tacos.

Argentina

Vacíoapproximate

Both are thin abdominal-wall cuts with a layer of fat through them; vacío is the Argentine parrilla analogue to the Mexican taquería cut.

United States

Brisketapproximate

Brisket is the usual North American stand-in for suadero in tacos — a fattier, coarser grain, but it confits and shreds the same way.

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