What is flap steak in Norway?
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flap steak
is flap steak in Norway
Ask for: flap steak
About this cut
A thin, coarse-grained steak from the bottom sirloin. The American name for what the French call bavette d'aloyau. Open grain absorbs marinades extremely well. Popular for fajitas, stir-fry, and carne asada. Often confused with skirt steak but from a different location entirely.
sirloin primal · Bottom sirloin, obliquus internus abdominis muscle
How to order steak doneness
Canada → Norway
rareRare→Rå48–55°C
medium rareMedium rare→Medium rå55–60°C
mediumMedium→Medium60–65°C
well doneWell done→Godt stekt70–100°C
Norwegian steaks are traditionally cooked medium to well-done. Rare is uncommon.
Doneness terminology varies by country and restaurant. When unsure, describe what you want (e.g., “warm red center”).
Detailed explanation
“flap steak” in Canada maps to canonical flap steak (sirloin: Bottom sirloin, obliquus internus abdominis muscle). In Norway, look for labels such as flap steak. A thin, coarse-grained steak from the bottom sirloin. The American name for what the French call bavette d'aloyau. Open grain absorbs marinades extremely well. Popular for fajitas, stir-fry, and carne asada. Often confused with skirt steak but from a different location entirely.
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Other countries & routes
Same canonical cut, different destination markets (deduped URLs).
- Canada → Albania (flap steak)
- Canada → Andhra Pradesh (flap steak)
- Canada → Argentina (flap steak)
- Canada → Australia (flap steak)
- Canada → Austria (flap steak)
- Canada → Belarus (flap steak)
- Canada → Belgium (flap steak)
- Canada → Bolivia (flap steak)
- Canada → Bosnia & Herzegovina (flap steak)
- Canada → Brazil (flap steak)
- Canada → Bulgaria (flap steak)
- Canada → Chile (flap steak)
- Canada → China (flap steak)
- Canada → Colombia (flap steak)
- Canada → Costa Rica (flap steak)
- Canada → Croatia (flap steak)
- Canada → Czech Republic (flap steak)
- Canada → Denmark (flap steak)
- Canada → Ecuador (flap steak)
- Canada → Egypt (flap steak)
- Canada → El Salvador (flap steak)
- Canada → Estonia (flap steak)
- Canada → Ethiopia (flap steak)
- Canada → Finland (flap steak)
- Canada → France (flap steak)
- Canada → Germany (flap steak)
- Canada → Goa (flap steak)
- Canada → Greece (flap steak)
- Canada → Guatemala (flap steak)
- Canada → Honduras (flap steak)
- Canada → Hungary (flap steak)
- Canada → Indonesia (flap steak)
- Canada → Iran (flap steak)
- Canada → Ireland (flap steak)
- Canada → Israel (flap steak)
- Canada → Italy (flap steak)
- Canada → Japan (flap steak)
- Canada → Karnataka (flap steak)
- Canada → Kazakhstan (flap steak)
- Canada → Kenya (flap steak)
- Canada → Kerala (flap steak)
- Canada → Latvia (flap steak)
- Canada → Lithuania (flap steak)
- Canada → Maharashtra (flap steak)
- Canada → Malaysia (flap steak)
- Canada → Mexico (flap steak)
- Canada → Montenegro (flap steak)
- Canada → Morocco (flap steak)
- Canada → Netherlands (flap steak)
- Canada → New Zealand (flap steak)
- Canada → Nicaragua (flap steak)
- Canada → Nigeria (flap steak)
- Canada → North Macedonia (flap steak)
- Canada → Norway (flap steak)
- Canada → Panama (flap steak)
- Canada → Paraguay (flap steak)
- Canada → Peru (flap steak)
- Canada → Philippines (flap steak)
- Canada → Poland (flap steak)
- Canada → Portugal (flap steak)
- Canada → Qatar (flap steak)
- Canada → Romania (flap steak)
- Canada → Russia (flap steak)
- Canada → Saudi Arabia (flap steak)
- Canada → Singapore (flap steak)
- Canada → Slovakia (flap steak)
- Canada → Slovenia (flap steak)
- Canada → South Africa (flap steak)
- Canada → South Korea (flap steak)
- Canada → Spain (flap steak)
- Canada → Sweden (flap steak)
- Canada → Switzerland (flap steak)
- Canada → Taiwan (flap steak)
- Canada → Tamil Nadu (flap steak)
- Canada → Telangana (flap steak)
- Canada → Thailand (flap steak)
- Canada → Turkey (flap steak)
- Canada → UAE (flap steak)
- Canada → United Kingdom (flap steak)
- Canada → Ukraine (flap steak)
- Canada → Uruguay (flap steak)
- Canada → United States (flap steak)
- Canada → Uzbekistan (flap steak)
- Canada → Venezuela (flap steak)
- Canada → Vietnam (flap steak)
- United States → Albania (flap steak)
- United States → Andhra Pradesh (flap steak)
- United States → Argentina (flap steak)
- United States → Australia (flap steak)
- United States → Austria (flap steak)
- United States → Belarus (flap steak)
- United States → Belgium (flap steak)
- United States → Bolivia (flap steak)
- United States → Bosnia & Herzegovina (flap steak)
- United States → Brazil (flap steak)
- United States → Bulgaria (flap steak)
- United States → Canada (flap steak)
- United States → Chile (flap steak)
- United States → China (flap steak)
- United States → Colombia (flap steak)
- United States → Costa Rica (flap steak)
- United States → Croatia (flap steak)
- United States → Czech Republic (flap steak)
- United States → Denmark (flap steak)
- United States → Ecuador (flap steak)
- United States → Egypt (flap steak)
- United States → El Salvador (flap steak)
- United States → Estonia (flap steak)
- United States → Ethiopia (flap steak)
- United States → Finland (flap steak)
- United States → France (flap steak)
- United States → Germany (flap steak)
- United States → Goa (flap steak)
- United States → Greece (flap steak)
- United States → Guatemala (flap steak)
- United States → Honduras (flap steak)
- United States → Hungary (flap steak)
- United States → Indonesia (flap steak)
- United States → Iran (flap steak)
- United States → Ireland (flap steak)
- United States → Israel (flap steak)
- United States → Italy (flap steak)
- United States → Japan (flap steak)
- United States → Karnataka (flap steak)
- United States → Kazakhstan (flap steak)
- United States → Kenya (flap steak)
- United States → Kerala (flap steak)
- United States → Latvia (flap steak)
- United States → Lithuania (flap steak)
- United States → Maharashtra (flap steak)
- United States → Malaysia (flap steak)
- United States → Mexico (flap steak)
- United States → Montenegro (flap steak)
- United States → Morocco (flap steak)
- United States → Netherlands (flap steak)
- United States → New Zealand (flap steak)
- United States → Nicaragua (flap steak)
- United States → Nigeria (flap steak)
- United States → North Macedonia (flap steak)
- United States → Norway (flap steak)
- United States → Panama (flap steak)
- United States → Paraguay (flap steak)
- United States → Peru (flap steak)
- United States → Philippines (flap steak)
- United States → Poland (flap steak)
- United States → Portugal (flap steak)
- United States → Qatar (flap steak)
- United States → Romania (flap steak)
- United States → Russia (flap steak)
- United States → Saudi Arabia (flap steak)
- United States → Singapore (flap steak)
- United States → Slovakia (flap steak)
- United States → Slovenia (flap steak)
- United States → South Africa (flap steak)
- United States → South Korea (flap steak)
- United States → Spain (flap steak)
- United States → Sweden (flap steak)
- United States → Switzerland (flap steak)
- United States → Taiwan (flap steak)
- United States → Tamil Nadu (flap steak)
- United States → Telangana (flap steak)
- United States → Thailand (flap steak)
- United States → Turkey (flap steak)
- United States → UAE (flap steak)
- United States → United Kingdom (flap steak)
- United States → Ukraine (flap steak)
- United States → Uruguay (flap steak)
- United States → Uzbekistan (flap steak)
- United States → Venezuela (flap steak)
- United States → Vietnam (flap steak)
People also ask about this cut
What is flap steak in Norway?
flap steak maps to Flap Steak (flap steak (sirloin flap)) in this ontology; in Norway, look for labels such as flap steak.
What is flap steak called in Norway?
In Norway, flap steak corresponds to Flap Steak; common retail wording includes flap steak.
Where does flap steak come from on the cow?
flap steak refers to flap steak (sirloin flap) on the sirloin primal (Bottom sirloin, obliquus internus abdominis muscle).
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What primal is flap steak from?
Is flap steak the same as ribeye?
No—flap steak maps to flap steak (sirloin flap) (Flap Steak), while ribeye is a separate canonical rib primal cut.
Is flap steak the same as Sirloin Flap?
No—flap steak is flap steak (sirloin flap); Sirloin Flap is sirloin flap, a different canonical cut.
How is flap steak different from Skirt?
flap steak (sirloin flap) (Flap Steak) differs from skirt steak by primal and muscle: compare the two hub pages in this site.
What is the canonical beef cut for flap steak?
What should I ask for at a Norway butcher?
Ask for flap steak and mention Flap Steak if needed—the mapped retail names above match flap steak (sirloin flap).
Why might flap steak be less common in Norway?
flap steak is a Canada retail term; Norway shops may use different names for the same flap steak (sirloin flap) muscle.