Beef cuts in Chile
Here are the names butchers in Chile use for 33 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 Chile | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Beef cheek | No common local name recorded | Head |
| Neck | Cogote | Neck |
| Chuck roll / chuck roast | Huachalomo | Chuck |
| Flat iron (top blade) | Punta paleta | Chuck |
| Ribeye | Lomo vetado | Rib |
| Bone-in ribeye | Lomo vetado con hueso | Rib |
| Ribeye cap (spinalis) | PlateadaBraised; a Chilean Sunday classic | Rib |
| Strip steak | Lomo liso | Short loin |
| T-bone / Porterhouse | T-bone | Short loin |
| Tenderloin | Filete | Short loin |
| Top sirloin | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Top sirloin cap | Punta de ganso | Sirloin |
| Tri-tip | Punta de picana | Sirloin |
| Bottom sirloin flap | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Top round | Posta negra | Round |
| Bottom round | Posta rosada | Round |
| Eye of round | Pollo ganso | Round |
| Knuckle (sirloin tip) | No common local name recorded | Round |
| Brisket | Tapapecho | Brisket |
| Short ribs | Asado de tira | Plate |
| Skirt steak | Entraña | Plate |
| Flank steak | Tapabarriga | Flank |
| Hanger steak | No common local name recorded | Flank |
| Rose meat (thin flank layer) | Malaya | 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 | Pulmón | Organs & offal |
| Beef heart | Corazón | Organs & offal |
| Beef liver | Hígado | Organs & offal |
| Tripe (blanket & honeycomb) | GuatitasGuatitas a la jardinera | Organs & offal |
| Book tripe (omasum) | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Abomasum | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef kidney | Riñones | Organs & offal |
| Small intestine | Chunchules | Organs & offal |
| Large intestine | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Testicles | Criadillas | Organs & offal |
| Cow feet | Pata | Organs & offal |
| Marrow bones | Tuétano | Organs & offal |
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