Can flank steak 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 flank steak in Israel?

Q: What is flank steak in Israel?

flank steak is the United States retail name for the flank steak, which sits on the flank primal. In Israel, the same cut is most often labeled פלדה.

Q: What is flank steak called in Israel?

Look for פלדה—mapped to Flank (flank steak).

Q: What primal is flank steak from?

Flank is on the flank primal (abdominal flank steak).

Exact match

flank steak

is פלדה in Israel

Ask for: פלדה

About this cut

Long, fibrous abdominal cut; benefits from slicing across the grain.

flank primal · abdominal flank steak

In Israel

פלדה

What is this cut?·Global guide

How to order steak doneness

United States → Israel

rareRare→רייר48–55°C

medium rareMedium rare→מדיום רייר55–60°C

mediumMedium→מדיום60–65°C

well doneWell done→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

“flank steak” in United States maps to canonical flank (flank: abdominal flank steak). In Israel, look for labels such as פלדה. Long, fibrous abdominal cut; benefits from slicing across the grain.

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