Beef cuts in Colombia
Here are the names butchers in Colombia use for 32 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 Colombia | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Beef cheek | Cachete | Head |
| Neck | Pescuezo | Neck |
| Chuck roll / chuck roast | Aguja | Chuck |
| Flat iron (top blade) | Paletero | Chuck |
| Ribeye | Rib eyeSome shops fold it into lomo ancho | Rib |
| Bone-in ribeye | No common local name recorded | Rib |
| Ribeye cap (spinalis) | No common local name recorded | Rib |
| Strip steak | Lomo ancho | Short loin |
| T-bone / Porterhouse | No common local name recorded | Short loin |
| Tenderloin | Lomo fino | Short loin |
| Top sirloin | Cadera | Sirloin |
| Top sirloin cap | Punta de anca | 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 | PostaUsed for posta negra cartagenera | Round |
| Eye of round | Muchacho | Round |
| Knuckle (sirloin tip) | Bola | Round |
| Brisket | Pecho | Brisket |
| Short ribs | Costilla | Plate |
| Skirt steak | Entraña | Plate |
| Flank steak | SobrebarrigaBraised, then roasted: sobrebarriga a la criolla | Flank |
| Hanger steak | No common local name recorded | Flank |
| Rose meat (thin flank layer) | No common local name recorded | Flank |
| Shank | Murillo | Fore shank |
| Hump | MorrilloBraised or slow-roasted; from zebu-type cattle | Hump |
| Oxtail | Cola | Tail |
| Brains | Sesos | Organs & offal |
| Eyes | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef tongue | LenguaLengua en salsa | Organs & offal |
| Sweetbreads | Mollejas | Organs & offal |
| Lungs | Bofe | Organs & offal |
| Beef heart | Corazón | Organs & offal |
| Beef liver | Hígado | Organs & offal |
| Tripe (blanket & honeycomb) | MondongoMondongo soup, a Medellín classic | Organs & offal |
| Book tripe (omasum) | Librillo | Organs & offal |
| Abomasum | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef kidney | Riñón | Organs & offal |
| Small intestine | ChunchulloFried crisp, a staple of the picada | Organs & offal |
| Large intestine | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Testicles | Criadillas | Organs & offal |
| Cow feet | Pata de res | Organs & offal |
| Marrow bones | Hueso de tuétano | Organs & offal |
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