What is sira?
Quick Answer
"sira" can map to more than one canonical beef cut in this dataset; open each hub below for the exact primal and location.
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What is sira?
"sira" may map to more than one canonical cut in this dataset—use the hub links on this page.
Where does sira come from on the cow?
Open each linked canonical guide; primals differ when the name is ambiguous.
“sira” is a regional beef-cut name that maps to these canonical cuts: Hind Shank, Striploin, Top Sirloin.
This retail name can point to more than one canonical cut in our dataset—see the canonical guides below.
Global cut guide
Where it comes from
Hind Shank: 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, Rear leg, below the knee joint). Striploin: Leaner than ribeye; the classic strip steak muscle running along the short loin. (loin, longissimus dorsi (short loin)). Top Sirloin: A large, lean cut from the hip section. The top sirloin butt (NAMP 184) is the main muscle group. Versatile — grilled as steaks, roasted whole, or cut into kabobs. Moderate tenderness with good beefy flavor. Not to be confused with sirloin cap (coulotte/picanha) which sits on top of it. (sirloin, Upper hip, above the sirloin cap (coulotte) and behind the short loin).
In menus and butcher shops it is often discussed next to Fore Shank, and Oxtail.
What it's called in other countries
- Albania: kyç · bërxollë pa kockë · rrethi i kofshës
- Andhra Pradesh: nalukaya · nalli emuka · mishrama mamsam · top sirloin
- Argentina: Garrón · Bife de chorizo · Corazón de cuadril
- Australia: hind shank · porterhouse · sirloin au · rump
- Austria: wadschinken · beiried · hüferscherzl
- Bangladesh: pa-er · sira bd · top sirloin
- Belarus: halyonka · tonki kray · kastrets
- Belgium: jarret · striploin · rumsteak
- Bolivia: ossobuco bo · bife de chorizo · cuadril
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: kolerica · ramstek · ruža
- Brazil: Músculo · Contrafilé · Bife de chorizo · Alcatra
- Bulgaria: dzholan · kontrafile · shola
- Canada: Shank · striploin · top sirloin
- Central India: machhli central · nalli central · haddi mansa central · khichda cut · chhaati ka gola · top sirloin
- Chile: Osobuco de pierna · Lomo liso · Asiento
- China: niujian china · xileng · shang nao
- Colombia: Lagarto · Churrasco · Solomo extranjero
- Costa Rica: jarret · lomo · posta de cuarto
- Croatia: koljenica · ramstek · hrbat
- Czech Republic: kližka · nízký roštěnec · květová špička
- Denmark: Skank · Oksefilet · Culotte
- Ecuador: ossobuco ec · lomo de asado · cadera
- Egypt: moza · erq rosto · wesh el-fakhda
- El Salvador: chamberete · lomo de aguja · posta de cuarto
- Estonia: koot · välisfilee · sisetükk
- Ethiopia: nala · yemigongo · tibs cut · top sirloin
- Finland: potka · ulkofilee · paahtopaisti
- France: Jarret arrière · Contre-filet · top sirloin
- Germany: Hesse · Rumpsteak · Hüfte
- Goa: shin goa · sirloin goa · rump goa
- Greece: pontiki · kontra · koulata
- Guatemala: camote · lomo de cinta · viuda
- Honduras: jarret · lomo de cinta · posta de pupa
- Hungary: lábszár · hátszín · fartő
- Indonesia: sengkel · has luar · top sirloin
- Iran: mahicheh · rasteh · gol-gah
- Ireland: shin · sirloin · rump steak
- Israel: sira · shrir achori · sinta
- Italy: Geretto · Controfiletto · Lombata · Scamone
- Japan: sune · saroin · top sirloin
- Karnataka: machhli ka · nalli ka · puth ka · top sirloin
- Kazakhstan: zhilik · zhalyn · beldeme
- Kenya: nali · nyama ya mifupa · nyama ya mgongo · top sirloin
- Kerala: kaal kl · kootu beef · urat · variyellu · poti loin · top sirloin
- Latvia: stilbs · muguras fileja · gurns
- Lithuania: karkas · nugarinė · kumpio viršutinė dalis
- Maharashtra: machhli mh · loin mh · top sirloin
- Malaysia: daging betis · daging sirloin · daging import · daging rump
- Mexico: Chambarete de pata · Bistec (context) · Chuleta de aguayón
- Montenegro: koljenica · ramstek · ruža
- Morocco: al-mellaj · faux-filet · top sirloin
- Netherlands: Schenkel · Dunne Lende · Kogelbiefstuk
- New Zealand: hind shank · sirloin nz · rump nz
- Nicaragua: jarrete · lomo de centro · posta de pierna
- Nigeria: shin · eran egun · back meat ng · kilishi cut
- North Macedonia: kolenica · ramstek · ruzha
- Norway: skank · ytrefilet · top sirloin
- Pakistan: machhli pk · nalli pk · bachhiya puth · bhains puth · puth · hunter beef cut
- Panama: jarret · new york · babilla
- Paraguay: hind shank · Bife angosto · top sirloin
- Peru: ossobuco · bife angosto · cadera · corazón de cuadril
- Philippines: kenchi · bulalo cut · tagilid · top sirloin
- Poland: pręga · rostbef · krzyżowa
- Portugal: Chambão · striploin · top sirloin
- Punjab: machhli pb · puth ka gosht · top sirloin
- Qatar: moza qa · sirloin qa · wesh el-fakhda qa
- Rajasthan: machhli rj · striploin · top sirloin
- Romania: rasol · vrabioară · cap de pulpă
- Russia: golyashka zadnyaya · golyashka · tonkiy kray · oguzok
- Saudi Arabia: moza sa · sirloin sa · wesh al-fakhda
- Singapore: shin · sirloin sg · rump steak
- Slovakia: glejovka · nízky roštenec · kvetová špička
- Slovenia: goleno · nizek hrbet · križ
- South Africa: potjiekos cut · sirloin sa · rump sa
- South Korea: satae · guk-gori · chaekkeut · umgi
- Spain: hind shank · Lomo bajo · Rumsteak
- Sweden: lägg · ryggbiff · rostas
- Switzerland: haxe · entrecôte · hüfte
- Taiwan: niujian · niuyueke · top sirloin
- Tamil Nadu: kaal tn · elumbu kari · loin tn · top sirloin
- Telangana: machhli tg · nalli tg · haleem cut · gola tg · top sirloin
- Thailand: nong · nuea pueay · san nok · top sirloin
- Turkey: incik · kontrafile · sokum
- UAE: moza uae · striploin uae · rump steak
- Ukraine: homilka zadnya · homilka · tonkyi krai · oguzok
- United Kingdom: Shin · Sirloin steak (UK) · Rump steak (context)
- United States: Hind shank · Osso buco · New York strip · Strip steak · Top sirloin · Sirloin butt
- Uruguay: Garrón · Bife angosto · Corazón de cuadril
- Uttar Pradesh: machhli up · nalli up · striploin · top sirloin
- Uzbekistan: oshiq · sirt · lattach
- Venezuela: lagarto con hueso · solomo de cuerito · chocozuela
- Vietnam: bap bo · than ngoai · bo ne · top sirloin
- West Bengal: sira · machhli wb · nalli wb · top sirloin
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 shank primal (Rear leg, below the knee joint), adjust time and temperature to thickness and marbling.
Translations across countries
- Albania → Andhra Pradesh (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Andhra Pradesh (kyç)
- Albania → Andhra Pradesh (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Argentina (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Argentina (kyç)
- Albania → Argentina (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Australia (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Australia (kyç)
- Albania → Australia (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Austria (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Austria (kyç)
- Albania → Austria (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Bangladesh (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Bangladesh (kyç)
- Albania → Bangladesh (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Belarus (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Belarus (kyç)
- Albania → Belarus (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Belgium (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Belgium (kyç)
- Albania → Belgium (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Bolivia (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Bolivia (kyç)
- Albania → Bolivia (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Bosnia & Herzegovina (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Bosnia & Herzegovina (kyç)
- Albania → Bosnia & Herzegovina (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Brazil (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Brazil (kyç)
- Albania → Brazil (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Bulgaria (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Bulgaria (kyç)
- Albania → Bulgaria (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Canada (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Canada (kyç)
- Albania → Canada (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → Chile (bërxollë pa kockë)
- Albania → Chile (kyç)
- Albania → Chile (rrethi i kofshës)
- Albania → China (bërxollë pa kockë)
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