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Rump steak is a cut of
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. 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 primal * A British- or Australian-cut from the rump primal, largely equivalent to the American '' sirloin''


American and British equivalencies

The British and Commonwealth English "rump steak" is commonly called " sirloin" in American English. On the other hand, British "sirloin" is called short loin 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''. 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


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