Strip steak New Zealand and Australia, it is known as Porterhouse and Sirloin (striploin steak) and can be found in the "Handbook of Australian Meat" under codes 2140 to 2143. In the UK and Ireland it is called sirloin. In Canada, most meat purveyors refer to this cut as a strip loin; in French it is known as "contre-filet". Delmonico's Restaurant, an operation opened in New York City in 1827, offered as one of its signature dishes a cut from the short loin called a Delmonico steak. Due to its association with the city, it is often referred to as a New
Flank steak Flank steak The flank steak is a beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles or lower chest of the cow. The cut is common in Colombia, where it is known as "sobrebarriga", literally meaning "over the belly". A thin flank steak in South America is known as a "matambre" in Spanish. In Brazil, it is called fraldinha which literally translates to "little diaper" - named because of its position near the cow's groin and also its shape like a cloth diaper. A relatively long and flat cut, flank steak is used in a variety of dishes including London broil and