Beef cuts in Central America
Here are the names butchers in Central America use for 26 cuts and organs, next to the standard US name for each.
Some names on this page are still being checked against published sources.
| US name | In Central America | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Beef cheek | Cachete | Head |
| Neck | Pescuezo | Neck |
| Chuck roll / chuck roast | No common local name recorded | Chuck |
| Flat iron (top blade) | Paleta | Chuck |
| Ribeye | Rib eye | Rib |
| Bone-in ribeye | No common local name recorded | Rib |
| Ribeye cap (spinalis) | No common local name recorded | Rib |
| Strip steak | No common local name recorded | Short loin |
| T-bone / Porterhouse | T-bone | Short loin |
| Tenderloin | Lomito | Short loin |
| Top sirloin | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Top sirloin cap | PuyazoAlso spelled puyaso; the prized grilling cut in El Salvador and Guatemala | Sirloin |
| Tri-tip | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Bottom sirloin flap | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Top round | No common local name recorded | Round |
| Bottom round | No common local name recorded | Round |
| Eye of round | Vuelta de lomoCosta Rican name | Round |
| Knuckle (sirloin tip) | Bola | Round |
| Brisket | Pecho | Brisket |
| Short ribs | Costilla | Plate |
| Skirt steak | Entraña | Plate |
| Flank steak | Falda | Flank |
| Hanger steak | No common local name recorded | Flank |
| Rose meat (thin flank layer) | No common local name recorded | Flank |
| Shank | Osobuco | Fore shank |
| Hump | Not usually cut separately | Hump |
| Oxtail | Cola | Tail |
| Brains | Sesos | Organs & offal |
| Eyes | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef tongue | Lengua | Organs & offal |
| Sweetbreads | Mollejas | Organs & offal |
| Lungs | Bofe | Organs & offal |
| Beef heart | Corazón | Organs & offal |
| Beef liver | Hígado | Organs & offal |
| Tripe (blanket & honeycomb) | MondongoSopa de mondongo | Organs & offal |
| Book tripe (omasum) | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Abomasum | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef kidney | Riñón | Organs & offal |
| Small intestine | Tripa | Organs & offal |
| Large intestine | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Testicles | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Cow feet | PataSopa de pata in El Salvador and Honduras | Organs & offal |
| Marrow bones | Tuétano | Organs & offal |
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