Can skirt steak mean more than one cut?

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How do you order steak doneness in Indonesia?

In Indonesia, medium rare is called "Kurang matang sedikit". Rare is "Kurang matang" and well done is "Matang".

What is skirt steak in Indonesia?

Q: What is skirt steak in Indonesia?

skirt steak is the United States retail name for the skirt steak, which sits on the plate primal. In Indonesia, the same cut is most often labeled skirt.

Q: What is skirt steak called in Indonesia?

Look for skirt—mapped to Skirt (skirt steak).

Q: What primal is skirt steak from?

Skirt is on the plate primal (diaphragm (inside/outside skirt varies by spec)).

Exact match

skirt steak

is skirt in Indonesia

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About this cut

Plate primal diaphragm muscle; very beefy, used for fajitas and grilling.

plate primal · diaphragm (inside/outside skirt varies by spec)

In Indonesia

skirt

What is this cut?·Global guide

How to order steak doneness

United States → Indonesia

rareRare→Kurang matang48–55°C

medium rareMedium rare→Kurang matang sedikit55–60°C

mediumMedium→Setengah matang60–65°C

well doneWell done→Matang70–100°C

Traditional Indonesian beef dishes are cooked Matang (well done) — Rendang's 4-hour cook, Soto's long simmer, Sate's char-grill all produce well-done beef. Jakarta and Bali steakhouses use English terms, but local home cooking has almost no 'rare' concept. The Islamic cultural preference for fully-cooked meat reinforces this tradition.

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

Detailed explanation

“skirt steak” in United States maps to canonical skirt (plate: diaphragm (inside/outside skirt varies by spec)). In Indonesia, look for labels such as skirt. Plate primal diaphragm muscle; very beefy, used for fajitas and grilling.

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