Beef tongue
Beef tongue is called Língua in Brazil, and Lengua in Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Colombia and Chile.
Dense, fine-grained muscle. Simmered, peeled and sliced. One of the most widely eaten organ meats in the Americas.
Some names on this page are still being checked against published sources.
Beef tongue around the world
| Where | What butchers call it |
|---|---|
| United States | Beef tonguePickled and sliced at Jewish delis. Regional names: South & Texas: Lengua; West Coast: Lengua / beef tongue. |
| Mexico | LenguaTacos de lengua |
| Central America | Lengua |
| Colombia | LenguaLengua en salsa |
| Venezuela | Lengua |
| Brazil | Língua |
| Argentina | LenguaServed cold 'a la vinagreta' |
| Uruguay | Lengua |
| Chile | Lengua |