Skirt steak
Skirt steak is called Diafragma in Brazil; Entraña in Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and Chile; and Arrachera in Mexico.
Long, thin diaphragm muscle. Coarse grain, huge flavor. Below the rib: short ribs and the skirt, the steak behind fajitas and arrachera.
Some names on this page are still being checked against published sources.
Skirt steak around the world
| Where | What butchers call it |
|---|---|
| United States | Skirt steakAlso sold as fajita meat or arrachera. |
| Mexico | Arrachera |
| Central America | Entraña |
| Colombia | Entraña |
| Venezuela | Entraña |
| Brazil | DiafragmaAlso sold as 'fraldinha da costela' |
| Argentina | Entraña |
| Uruguay | Entraña |
| Chile | Entraña |
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