Can Bloemstuk mean more than one cut?

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How do you order steak doneness in Austria?

In Austria, medium rare is called "Rosa". Rare is "Blutig" and well done is "Durch".

What is Bloemstuk in Austria?

Q: What is Bloemstuk in Austria?

Bloemstuk is the Netherlands retail name for the shoulder clod, which sits on the chuck primal. In Austria, the same cut is most often labeled dickes bugstück.

Q: What is Bloemstuk called in Austria?

Look for dickes bugstück—mapped to Shoulder Clod (shoulder clod).

Q: What primal is Bloemstuk from?

Shoulder Clod is on the chuck primal (Upper shoulder, above the arm and outside the blade).

Close match

bloemstuk

is very similar to dickes bugstück in Austria

Ask for: dickes bugstück

About this cut

A large, lean muscle group from the outer shoulder. Contains the flat iron (infraspinatus) and petite tender (teres major) as sub-cuts. Often sold as shoulder roast or clod steaks.

chuck primal · Upper shoulder, above the arm and outside the blade

In Austria

dickes bugstück

What is this cut?·Global guide

How to order steak doneness

Netherlands → Austria

rareRood→Blutig48–55°C

medium rareHalf doorbakken→Rosa55–60°C

mediumDoorbakken→Halbdurch60–65°C

well doneGoed doorbakken→Durch70–100°C

Austrian steakhouses use Rosa (medium rare) as the standard for Beiried. Traditional home cooking defaults to Halbdurch (medium).

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

Detailed explanation

“Bloemstuk” in Netherlands maps to canonical shoulder clod (chuck: Upper shoulder, above the arm and outside the blade). In Austria, look for labels such as dickes bugstück. A large, lean muscle group from the outer shoulder. Contains the flat iron (infraspinatus) and petite tender (teres major) as sub-cuts. Often sold as shoulder roast or clod steaks.

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