Tafelspitz substitutes

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

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

🇲🇽 Mexico · Approximate

Sirloin

Grumpy Butcher top sirloin steaks (6 pack)

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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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