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Kōrero: Meat and wool

Beef cuts

Topside and silverside Rump Fillet Sirloin Wing rib Rib-eye Prime rib Spare rib Blade & chuck Shin Brisket Flank Thick flank Shin  

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Click on different parts of the beef carcass to see the cuts of meat. The rib-eye, prime ribs, wing rib, sirloin and fillet are the most tender cuts. Medium tender cuts are the rump, topside, silverside, thick flank and flank skirt. The blade, chuck, shin, brisket, spare ribs, flank and shin are the least tender. Less tender cuts generally require slower cooking.

Images courtesy of Beef and Lamb New Zealand

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Alistair Nicol rāua ko Caroline Saunders, Meat and wool – Meat exporting history and meat processing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/19219/beef-cuts (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alistair Nicol rāua ko Caroline Saunders, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.