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Beef is classified according to different parts of the cow, specifically "chest lao" (the fat on the front of the cow's chest), "fat callus" (a piece of meat on the belly of the cow), and diaolong (a long piece of meat on the back of the beef back), "neck ren" (a small piece of meat protruding from the shoulder blade of a beef) and so on.
The Aberdeen Angus, sometimes simply Angus, is a Scottish breed of small beef cattle. It derives from cattle native to the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine and Angus in north-eastern Scotland. [4]: 96 In 2018 the breed accounted for over 17% of the beef production in the United Kingdom. [5]
The sirloin is divided into several types of steak. The top sirloin is the most prized of these and is specifically marked for sale under that name. The bottom sirloin, which is less tender and much larger, is typically marked for sale simply as "sirloin steak". The bottom sirloin, in turn, connects to the sirloin tip roast.
Ah, the rib! It's located high on the back of the cow that doesn't get much exercise, so it's prized for being particularly juicy and tender. You'll often see cuts of the rib used for a Christmas ...
It has two ends: the butt and the "tail". The smaller, pointed end—the "tail"—starts a little past the ribs, growing in thickness until it ends in the "sirloin" primal cut, which is closer to the butt of the cow. [4] This muscle does very little work, so it is the tenderest part of the beef. [5]
In New Zealand and Australia, it is known as porterhouse and sirloin (striploin steak) [6] and is in the Handbook of Australian Meat under codes 2140 to 2143. [7] In the UK it is called sirloin, and in Ireland it is called striploin. In Canada, most meat purveyors refer to this cut as a strip loin; [8] in French it is known as contre-filet.
A raw top round steak in a pan. A round steak is a beef steak from the "round", the rear end of the cow. The round is divided into cuts including the eye (of) round, bottom round, and top round, with or without the "round" bone (), and may include the knuckle (sirloin tip), depending on how the round is separated from the loin.
Pork and beef have a similar nutrition profile, but there are three major nutritional differences between the two meats. Beef is a better source of iron and vitamin B12 than pork, Politi says.