Can glejovka 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 glejovka in Israel?

Q: What is glejovka in Israel?

glejovka is the Slovakia retail name for the hind shank, which sits on the shank primal. In Israel, the same cut is most often labeled shrir achori.

Q: What is glejovka called in Israel?

Look for shrir achori—mapped to Hind Shank (hind shank).

Q: What primal is glejovka from?

Hind Shank is on the shank primal (Rear leg, below the knee joint).

Exact match

glejovka

is shrir achori in Israel

Ask for: shrir achori

About this cut

Cross-cut sections of the rear leg bone with surrounding meat. Extremely tough and collagen-rich — produces deeply flavored broth when braised. Classic osso buco cut. One of the most universal braising cuts worldwide.

shank primal · Rear leg, below the knee joint

In Israel

shrir achori

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How to order steak doneness

Slovakia → Israel

rareKrvavý→רייר48–55°C

medium rareStredne krvavý→מדיום רייר55–60°C

mediumStredne prepečený→מדיום60–65°C

well donePrepečený→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

“glejovka” in Slovakia maps to canonical hind shank (shank: Rear leg, below the knee joint). In Israel, look for labels such as shrir achori. Cross-cut sections of the rear leg bone with surrounding meat. Extremely tough and collagen-rich — produces deeply flavored broth when braised. Classic osso buco cut. One of the most universal braising cuts worldwide.

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