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Rump steak is a
cut
Cut may refer to:
Common uses
* The act of cutting, the separation of an object into two through acutely-directed force
** A type of wound
** Cut (archaeology), a hole dug in the past
** Cut (clothing), the style or shape of a garment
** Cut (ea ...
of
beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus'').
In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantity ...
. The rump is the division between
the leg and the chine cut right through the aitch bone. It may refer to:
* A steak from the top half of an American-cut
round steak
A round steak is a beef steak from the "round", the rear leg 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 (femur), and may include the knuckle (sirloin tip) ...
primal
* A British- or Australian-cut from the rump
primal
Primal may refer to:
Psychotherapy
* ''Primal'', the core concept in primal therapy, denotes the full reliving and cathartic release of an early traumatic experience
* Primal scene (in psychoanalysis), refers to the witnessing by a young child of ...
, largely equivalent to the American ''
sirloin
In American butchery, the sirloin steak (called the ''rump steak'' in British butchery) is cut from the sirloin, the subprimal posterior to the short loin where the T-bone, porterhouse, and club steaks are cut. The sirloin is actually di ...
''
American and British equivalencies
The British and Commonwealth English "rump steak" is commonly called "
sirloin
In American butchery, the sirloin steak (called the ''rump steak'' in British butchery) is cut from the sirloin, the subprimal posterior to the short loin where the T-bone, porterhouse, and club steaks are cut. The sirloin is actually di ...
" in American English. On the other hand, British "sirloin" is called
short loin
Short loin is the American name for a cut of beef that comes from the back of the cattle. It contains part of the spine and includes the top loin and the tenderloin. This cut yields types of steak including porterhouse, strip steak (Kansas Cit ...
or "porterhouse" by Americans.
French usage
Rump steak corresponds roughly to the French cut ''culotte'' (literally 'britches').
The ''pointe de culotte'', the
rump cap is highly recommended for braising as ''
bœuf à la mode
Boeuf or Bœuf may refer to:
Place name
*Boeuf River, Arkansas
*Boeuf Township, Franklin County, Missouri
*Boeuf Township, Gasconade County, Missouri
Surname
*Alexis Bœuf (born 1986), French biathlete
*Dominique Boeuf (born 1968), French jockey
...
''.
In the 20th century the English term ''rump steak'' was adopted, although with modified orthography ''romsteak'' or ''romsteck''. The spelling ''rumsteak'' is also attested.
[''Le Petit Larousse'', Larouss, Paris, 1994]
See also
*
Steak
A steak is a thick cut of meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, sometimes including a bone. It is normally grilled or fried. Steak can be diced, cooked in sauce, such as in steak and kidney pie, or minced and formed into patties, ...
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