Can plechevaya chast mean more than one cut?

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How do you order steak doneness in Israel?

In Israel, medium rare is called "מדיום רייר". Rare is "רייר" and well done is "וול דאן".

What is plechevaya chast in Israel?

Q: What is plechevaya chast in Israel?

plechevaya chast is the Russia retail name for the shoulder clod, which sits on the chuck primal. In Israel, the same cut is most often labeled tzli katef.

Q: What is plechevaya chast called in Israel?

Look for tzli katef—mapped to Shoulder Clod (shoulder clod).

Q: What primal is plechevaya chast from?

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

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plechevaya chast

is very similar to tzli katef in Israel

Ask for: tzli katef

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 Israel

tzli katef

What is this cut?·Global guide

How to order steak doneness

Russia → Israel

rareС кровью→רייר48–55°C

medium rareMedium rare→מדיום רייר55–60°C

mediumMedium→מדיום60–65°C

well doneХорошо прожаренный→וול דאן70–100°C

Israeli steakhouses use English transliterations (רייר = 'rare', מדיום = 'medium', וול דאן = 'well done'). Hebrew terms are essentially phonetic borrowings from English.

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

Detailed explanation

“plechevaya chast” in Russia maps to canonical shoulder clod (chuck: Upper shoulder, above the arm and outside the blade). In Israel, look for labels such as tzli katef. 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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