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Tomahawk steak
Also called
🇲🇽Rib eye con hueso🇦🇷Ojo de bife con hueso🇫🇷Côte de bœuf Tomahawk🇪🇸Chuletón de lomo alto🇵🇹Tomahawk🇧🇷Filé de costela com osso🇮🇹Bistecca tomahawk🇩🇪Tomahawk-Steak🇺🇸Ribeye↗🇺🇸Prime rib↗🇪🇸Chuletón↗
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The tomahawk is a bone-in ribeye cut from the rib primal with the full rib bone left intact and French-trimmed, typically extending 30-45 cm and weighing between 900g and 1.5kg. The long exposed bone gives the cut its axe-like silhouette and contributes subtle flavor during cooking. It shares its meat with the ribeye but is distinguished by the dramatic full-length bone, making it a showpiece cut for grilling and sharing.
Names by country
| Country | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Tomahawk steakprimary | |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Tomahawk steak | Also referred to as Côte de Boeuf in the UK, though strictly the Côte de Boeuf has a shorter bone; most UK butchers label it Tomahawk to distinguish the full long-bone cut |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Rib eye con hueso | Also sold simply as Tomahawk in premium carnicerías |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Ojo de bife con hueso | Argentina's standard ribeye is the ojo de bife; the tomahawk is the same cut with the full rib bone intact. Bife ancho con hueso is also used. |
| 🇫🇷France | Côte de bœuf Tomahawk | French butchers distinguish the côte de bœuf (short bone) from the Tomahawk (full-length bone); the compound term is the standard French commercial label |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Chuletón de lomo alto | The traditional Spanish equivalent; often sold as Chuletón Tomahawk in specialty carnicerías to distinguish the long-bone presentation |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Tomahawk | No widely established traditional Portuguese name for this long-bone presentation; the general rib cut is the entrecosto de vaca |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Filé de costela com osso | Brazil's commercial label for this cut; the ribeye muscle is called filé de costela, with com osso specifying the bone-in tomahawk presentation |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Bistecca tomahawk | |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Tomahawk-Steak |
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