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It is meat ariond the rib cage of the animal
The part of the cow that fajita meat comes from is the plate. Traditionally, fajita meat is made from skirt steaks which is made from the plate of the cow.
Hamburger is not from a designated area of the cow, it usually is the cutoffs from making the prime, select or choice cuts (such as steaks and roasts) and any left over meat from the carcass.
Filet mignon (French for 'dainty fillet') is a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, which runs along either side of the spine and is usually harvested as two long snake-shaped cuts of beef.If the short end of the tenderloin is cut into portions before cooking, that portion is known as filet (boneless meat) mignon (small).The fillet is considered to be the most tender cut of beef, and one of the most expensive. The average steer or heifer provides no more than 4-6 pounds of fillet. Because the muscle is non-weight bearing, it receives very little exercise, which makes it tender.
Cebeza De Vaca was from Spain. Cabeza De Vaca is Spanish for " head of cow"
The head
Flat iron steak comes from the Chuck part of the cow.
From the small end of the tenderloin (called the short loin) which is found on the back rib cage of the animal.
It is meat ariond the rib cage of the animal
yes it is but from different part of a cow and steak is more expensive :)
Pot roast is typically obtained from the shoulder area of the cow. Other tough cuts such as chuck steak and boneless chuck roast also come from this area.
steak is a peice of meat most of from cow, which is part of bone less side
Ribs and steaks come from cows.
Kangaroo steak comes from slaughtered kangaroos. If the question refers to which part of the animal kangaroo steaks come from, see the related link for a butcher's diagram of kangaroo cuts.
Skirt steak is cut from the plate of the cow. The plate is located in between the brisket and the flank on the cow's stomach.
Steak comes from the loin area (which is located at the top of the back).
The porterhouse steak is cut from the loin and includes part of the vertebral column.