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Tafelspitz

Tafelspitz substitutes

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

Tafelspitz is the traditional name in Germany. 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.

Brazil

Picanhaclose substitute

Anatomically the same muscle (rump cap, biceps femoris). Tafelspitz is the Austro-Viennese boiled preparation; picanha is the Brazilian grilled/skewered preparation. Same cut, opposite cooking traditions.

Mexico

Sirloinapproximate

Adjacent primal — the rump cap sits at the bottom edge of the sirloin/round area depending on the regional butchery system.

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