Can Cuvette mean more than one cut?

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How do you order steak doneness in Taiwan?

In Taiwan, medium rare is called "Wu fen shu". Rare is "San fen shu" and well done is "Quan shu".

What is Cuvette in Taiwan?

Q: What is Cuvette in Taiwan?

Cuvette is the Denmark retail name for the sirloin cap, which sits on the sirloin primal. In Taiwan, the same cut is most often labeled sirloin cap.

Q: What is Cuvette called in Taiwan?

Look for sirloin cap—mapped to Sirloin Cap (sirloin cap).

Q: What primal is Cuvette from?

Sirloin Cap is on the sirloin primal (top sirloin cap (coulotte)).

Close match

cuvette

is very similar to sirloin cap in Taiwan

Ask for: sirloin cap

About this cut

Triangular cap on the top sirloin; prized as picanha in Brazil.

sirloin primal · top sirloin cap (coulotte)

In Taiwan

sirloin cap

What is this cut?·Global guide

How to order steak doneness

Denmark → Taiwan

rareRød→San fen shu48–55°C

medium rareMedium→Wu fen shu55–60°C

mediumMedium tilberedt→Qi fen shu60–65°C

well doneGennemstegt→Quan shu70–100°C

Taiwan uses a unique 'fraction' (fēn shú) doneness system — 3/10, 5/10, 7/10, fully cooked. Wǔ fēn shú (5/10) is the most common steakhouse request, equivalent to Medium-Rare. This system is shared with mainland China and differs from the phonetic English borrows used in Japan and Korea.

Doneness terminology varies by country and restaurant. When unsure, describe what you want (e.g., “warm red center”).

Detailed explanation

“Cuvette” in Denmark maps to canonical sirloin cap (sirloin: top sirloin cap (coulotte)). In Taiwan, look for labels such as sirloin cap. Triangular cap on the top sirloin; prized as picanha in Brazil.

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This information is for educational purposes only and may vary by region or butcher practices.