What is arekh?
Quick Answer
arekh is a regional beef-cut name for the sirloin tip (knuckle), on the round primal (Front of the rear leg, between sirloin and round).
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What is arekh in simple terms?
What is arekh called in the United States?
US retail labels for sirloin tip (knuckle) appear in the names-by-country section; common forms include the mapped English terms listed there.
Where is arekh on the cow?
arekh refers to sirloin tip (knuckle) located at Front of the rear leg, between sirloin and round on the round primal.
Is arekh steak?
It is a beef muscle sold as steak or roast depending on thickness and market—still sirloin tip (knuckle) anatomically.
Is arekh the same as Tri Tip?
How do I translate arekh for travel?
Use translation URLs from the list on this page, or open the Sirloin Tip hub.
What is another name for arekh?
“arekh” is a regional beef-cut name that maps to the canonical cut Sirloin Tip (round primal).
Use the names-by-country section below when shopping or ordering abroad.
Global cut guide
Where it comes from
Also called the knuckle. A lean, moderately tender cut from the front of the round, near the sirloin. Used for roasts, kabobs, and stir-fry. Not from the sirloin despite the name. It is part of the round primal (Front of the rear leg, between sirloin and round).
In menus and butcher shops it is often discussed next to Tri Tip, Top Sirloin, and Inside Round.
What it's called in other countries
- Albania: arra
- Andhra Pradesh: sirloin tip
- Argentina: Bola de lomo
- Australia: knuckle au
- Austria: nuss
- Belarus: arekh
- Belgium: sirloin tip
- Bolivia: sirloin tip
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: orah
- Brazil: Patinho
- Bulgaria: ябълка
- Canada: Sirloin tip
- Chile: Posta rosada
- China: sirloin tip
- Colombia: Huevo de aldana
- Costa Rica: sirloin tip
- Croatia: orah
- Czech Republic: ořech
- Denmark: sirloin tip
- Ecuador: sirloin tip
- Egypt: sammanah
- El Salvador: sirloin tip
- Estonia: koot tagumine
- Ethiopia: kofia · gored gored cut
- Finland: kulmapaisti
- France: sirloin tip
- Germany: Kugel
- Goa: sirloin tip
- Greece: sirloin tip
- Guatemala: sirloin tip
- Honduras: sirloin tip
- Hungary: dió
- Indonesia: kelapa
- Iran: sirloin tip
- Ireland: knuckle
- Israel: sirloin tip
- Italy: Noce
- Japan: sirloin tip
- Karnataka: sirloin tip
- Kazakhstan: zhambas
- Kenya: sirloin tip
- Kerala: sirloin tip
- Latvia: rieksts
- Lithuania: riešas
- Maharashtra: sirloin tip
- Malaysia: daging kelapa
- Mexico: Bola
- Montenegro: sirloin tip
- Morocco: sirloin tip
- Netherlands: Spierstuk
- New Zealand: sirloin tip
- Nicaragua: sirloin tip
- Nigeria: sirloin tip
- North Macedonia: орев
- Norway: sirloin tip
- Panama: sirloin tip
- Paraguay: sirloin tip
- Peru: sirloin tip
- Philippines: sirloin tip
- Poland: skrzydło
- Portugal: Rabadilha
- Qatar: sirloin tip
- Romania: nucă
- Russia: кострец
- Saudi Arabia: sirloin tip
- Singapore: sirloin tip
- Slovakia: orech
- Slovenia: oreh
- South Africa: sirloin tip
- South Korea: sirloin tip
- Spain: sirloin tip
- Sweden: fransyska
- Switzerland: sirloin tip
- Taiwan: sirloin tip
- Tamil Nadu: sirloin tip
- Telangana: sirloin tip
- Thailand: nuea luk ma-prao
- Turkey: yumurta
- UAE: sirloin tip
- Ukraine: кострець
- United Kingdom: sirloin tip
- United States: Sirloin tip · Knuckle
- Uruguay: Bola de lomo
- Uzbekistan: yongoqcha
- Venezuela: sirloin tip
- Vietnam: sirloin tip
Cooking methods
Typical methods include high-heat searing or grilling for steaks, resting before slicing, and cutting across the grain when the muscle is fibrous. Because this cut sits on the round primal (Front of the rear leg, between sirloin and round), adjust time and temperature to thickness and marbling.
Translations across countries
- Albania → Andhra Pradesh (arra)
- Albania → Argentina (arra)
- Albania → Australia (arra)
- Albania → Austria (arra)
- Albania → Belarus (arra)
- Albania → Belgium (arra)
- Albania → Bolivia (arra)
- Albania → Bosnia & Herzegovina (arra)
- Albania → Brazil (arra)
- Albania → Bulgaria (arra)
- Albania → Canada (arra)
- Albania → Chile (arra)
- Albania → China (arra)
- Albania → Colombia (arra)
- Albania → Costa Rica (arra)
- Albania → Croatia (arra)
- Albania → Czech Republic (arra)
- Albania → Denmark (arra)
- Albania → Ecuador (arra)
- Albania → Egypt (arra)
- Albania → El Salvador (arra)
- Albania → Estonia (arra)
- Albania → Ethiopia (arra)
- Albania → Finland (arra)
- Albania → France (arra)
- Albania → Germany (arra)
- Albania → Goa (arra)
- Albania → Greece (arra)
- Albania → Guatemala (arra)
- Albania → Honduras (arra)
- Albania → Hungary (arra)
- Albania → Indonesia (arra)
- Albania → Iran (arra)
- Albania → Ireland (arra)
- Albania → Israel (arra)
- Albania → Italy (arra)
- Albania → Japan (arra)
- Albania → Karnataka (arra)
- Albania → Kazakhstan (arra)
- Albania → Kenya (arra)
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