Can picanha 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 picanha in Taiwan?

Q: What is picanha in Taiwan?

picanha is the Poland 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 picanha called in Taiwan?

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

Q: What primal is picanha from?

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

⚠️ Mapping confidence is limited—verify the exact subprimal with your butcher. Match confidence is below 75%—treat as indicative, not definitive.

Approximate

picanha

The closest Taiwan equivalent is sirloin cap

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

Poland → Taiwan

rareKrwisty→San fen shu48–55°C

medium rareŚrednio krwisty→Wu fen shu55–60°C

mediumŚrednio wysmażony→Qi fen shu60–65°C

well doneDobrze wysmażony→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

“picanha” in Poland 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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