Picanha
 Image of Brazilian beef cuts (Picanha is number 8). | |
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Picanha is a Brazilian type of beef cut. It is popular in Brazil and Portugal.
In the United States, the cut is known as top sirloin cap, rump cover, rump cap, or culotte. North American butchers tend to split this cut into other cuts like the rump, the round, and the loin.[1] It has the fat cap muscle.[2]
Brazil
[change | change source]In Brazil, the most well known meat usually is the picanha. There, the fat is kept until the steak has been cooked.
United States
[change | change source]In the United States, the fat is usually removed unless the customer says otherwise.[3]
Preparation
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Like most steak cuts, picanha can be cooked with different methods. It could be cooked on a skewer like in some Brazilian steakhouses or churrascarias.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ “Picanha – The Brazilian Brand of Meat” Street Smart Brazil. November 3, 2010. (Retrieved 2018-05-17.)
- ↑ Woerner, Dale R. (6 February 2017). "Meat Quality Workshop: Know Your Meat". North American Meat Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ↑ "Picaña: Todo sobre el Corte de Res Brasileño (+2 recetas)" (in Spanish). 2021-01-08. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
