Beef cuts in Venezuela
Here are the names butchers in Venezuela use for 28 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 Venezuela | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Beef cheek | Cachete | Head |
| Neck | Pescuezo | Neck |
| Chuck roll / chuck roast | Paleta | 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 | Solomo de cueritoSold with the fat cap ('cuerito') on | Short loin |
| T-bone / Porterhouse | No common local name recorded | Short loin |
| Tenderloin | Lomito | Short loin |
| Top sirloin | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Top sirloin cap | Punta trasera | Sirloin |
| Tri-tip | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Bottom sirloin flap | No common local name recorded | Sirloin |
| Top round | Pulpa negra | Round |
| Bottom round | No common local name recorded | Round |
| Eye of round | Muchacho redondo | Round |
| Knuckle (sirloin tip) | No common local name recorded | 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 | Lagarto | Fore shank |
| Hump | No common local name recorded | Hump |
| Oxtail | Rabo | 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) | 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 | ChinchurriaGrilled and served with lime | 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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