Comments on: Any Way You Slice It https://www.saltshaker.net/20080904/any-way-you-slice-it-2 Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Dan Perlman https://www.saltshaker.net/20080904/any-way-you-slice-it-2#comment-273047 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:25:04 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=946#comment-273047 In reply to Mauricio Gabriel Burgos.

Sorry, but that’s just not accurate. Filet mignon is not lomo – though it can be cut from the tenderest part of one. In fact, ilet mignon is not even a cut here in Argentina (though some seem to think it is, but it’s not the same thing, from my perspective as a chef), other than by special request. The lomo and the chorizo are the two opposing sides of a t-bone or porterhouse, essentially. Some would call the lomo side the New York strip (though I’d go with bife angosta for that) – these names get a bit murky at times, as even in the US, a given part of the animal may have a different name. In fact, depending on where you are, the filet mignon can be cut from the tenderloin, the sirloin, or the far end of the top round. But in general, I’ll stick with my definitions based on how the cow was cut where I grew up in the Midwest US. Feel free to be disappointed.

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By: Mauricio Gabriel Burgos https://www.saltshaker.net/20080904/any-way-you-slice-it-2#comment-273042 Sun, 10 Mar 2024 06:06:04 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=946#comment-273042 In reply to Andrea Schwartz.

Some of your crossing cut names are very wrong, to the point you call peceto, filet mignon when it is round beef and tenderloin bife de chorizo while tenderloin or filet mignon is lomo en Argentina.
You need to review most of your cuts because people will be disappointed thinking their meet is bad but what’s bad is the cut name

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By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20080904/any-way-you-slice-it-2#comment-227380 Thu, 29 May 2014 04:01:04 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=946#comment-227380 In reply to alberto.

Alberto – as noted in the post, coming up with the same cut isn’t just a matter of translation, the cow is simply cut differently. The closest to a brisket here is, according to our local Texas replant smoked meat master, tapa de asado, but, it’s only part of what we might consider the brisket and continues into areas we wouldn’t. There’s also the pechito, the “little breast”, but again, it’s a matter of a weird overlap, and usually comes with at least a couple of the rib bones still in it. Others say falda, though that falls a bit outside of the brisket’s area, more down the stomach direction.

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By: alberto https://www.saltshaker.net/20080904/any-way-you-slice-it-2#comment-227323 Wed, 28 May 2014 04:20:42 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=946#comment-227323 Dan,
I am living in Texas, and the most delisious meat here is the Texan Brisket. I am planning to visit some friends in Argentina at end of the year and I want to cook it for them. However, can you please help me with the equivalent to brisket in Argentina?

Thanks!

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By: dan https://www.saltshaker.net/20080904/any-way-you-slice-it-2#comment-212648 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:08:18 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=946#comment-212648 Dani – yeah, right now, I think that good bife de lomo is running somewhere around 85-90 pesos a kilo here, it’s really gone up (you can also find it much cheaper, down around 55-60, but of noticeably lower quality). So that’s just about half of what you’re paying there – somewhere around £12-13/kilo.

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By: dani callon https://www.saltshaker.net/20080904/any-way-you-slice-it-2#comment-211574 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:47:41 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=946#comment-211574 Dan,interesting article,been trying to sort out the cuts from
england compared to argentina and it isnt easy but i am a bit wiser now.i checked the price of sirloin today £26 kilo and was
trying to tell my friend in La Plata what the cut would be there
to compare prices.So think that is the dearest and lomo is the dearest to compare with.agree.
cheers dani

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