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“yangji” is a regional beef-cut name that maps to the canonical cut Brisket (brisket primal).
Use the names-by-country section below when shopping or ordering abroad.
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Where it comes from
From the breast and lower chest. Two sub-sections: the flat (lean, uniform) and the point/deckle (fattier, more marbled). The most iconic cut for American BBQ smoking. Also used for braising, corned beef, and pastrami. It is part of the brisket primal (Breast / lower chest, between the forelegs).
In menus and butcher shops it is often discussed next to Short Ribs, Fore Shank, Brisket Flat, and Brisket Point.
What it's called in other countries
- Albania: gjoks
- Andhra Pradesh: rommu mukkalu · kovvu
- Argentina: Pecho
- Australia: brisket au
- Austria: brust
- Belarus: hrudzinka
- Belgium: poitrine
- Bolivia: pecho
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: grudi
- Brazil: Peito
- Bulgaria: гърди
- Canada: brisket
- Chile: Tapapecho
- China: niunan china
- Colombia: Entrepecho
- Costa Rica: cecina
- Croatia: prsa
- Czech Republic: hrudí
- Denmark: Oksebryst
- Ecuador: pecho
- Egypt: dosh
- El Salvador: pecho
- Estonia: rinnatükk
- Ethiopia: fidsh
- Finland: rinta
- France: Poitrine
- Germany: Rinderbrust
- Goa: brisket goa · salt meat
- Greece: στήθος
- Guatemala: pecho
- Honduras: pecho
- Hungary: szegy
- Indonesia: brisket
- Iran: brisket
- Ireland: brisket
- Israel: חזה בקר
- Italy: Punta di petto
- Japan: katarabara
- Karnataka: seena ka · charbi ka
- Kazakhstan: tos
- Kenya: kidari
- Kerala: nenju rachi · kozhuppu rachi
- Latvia: krūšu daļa
- Lithuania: krūtininė
- Maharashtra: seena mh · charbi mh
- Malaysia: daging tetel
- Mexico: Pecho
- Montenegro: grudi
- Morocco: brisket
- Netherlands: Runderborst
- New Zealand: brisket nz
- Nicaragua: pecho
- Nigeria: chest ng
- North Macedonia: гради
- Norway: oksebryst
- Panama: pecho
- Paraguay: brisket
- Peru: pecho
- Philippines: punong dapit
- Poland: mostek
- Portugal: Peito
- Qatar: sadr qa
- Romania: piept
- Russia: грудинка
- Saudi Arabia: sadr
- Singapore: brisket sg
- Slovakia: hruď
- Slovenia: prsa
- South Africa: brisket sa
- South Korea: yangji
- Spain: brisket
- Sweden: bringa
- Switzerland: federstück
- Taiwan: niunan
- Tamil Nadu: kozhuppu rachi tn · charbi tn
- Telangana: seena tg · charbi tg
- Thailand: suea rong hai
- Turkey: döş
- UAE: dosh uae
- Ukraine: грудинка
- United Kingdom: Brisket
- United States: Brisket · Beef brisket
- Uruguay: Pecho
- Uzbekistan: to'sh
- Venezuela: pecho
- Vietnam: brisket
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 brisket primal (Breast / lower chest, between the forelegs), adjust time and temperature to thickness and marbling.
Translations across countries
- Albania → Andhra Pradesh (gjoks)
- Albania → Argentina (gjoks)
- Albania → Australia (gjoks)
- Albania → Austria (gjoks)
- Albania → Belarus (gjoks)
- Albania → Belgium (gjoks)
- Albania → Bolivia (gjoks)
- Albania → Bosnia & Herzegovina (gjoks)
- Albania → Brazil (gjoks)
- Albania → Bulgaria (gjoks)
- Albania → Canada (gjoks)
- Albania → Chile (gjoks)
- Albania → China (gjoks)
- Albania → Colombia (gjoks)
- Albania → Costa Rica (gjoks)
- Albania → Croatia (gjoks)
- Albania → Czech Republic (gjoks)
- Albania → Denmark (gjoks)
- Albania → Ecuador (gjoks)
- Albania → Egypt (gjoks)
- Albania → El Salvador (gjoks)
- Albania → Estonia (gjoks)
- Albania → Ethiopia (gjoks)
- Albania → Finland (gjoks)
- Albania → France (gjoks)
- Albania → Germany (gjoks)
- Albania → Goa (gjoks)
- Albania → Greece (gjoks)
- Albania → Guatemala (gjoks)
- Albania → Honduras (gjoks)
- Albania → Hungary (gjoks)
- Albania → Indonesia (gjoks)
- Albania → Iran (gjoks)
- Albania → Ireland (gjoks)
- Albania → Israel (gjoks)
- Albania → Italy (gjoks)
- Albania → Japan (gjoks)
- Albania → Karnataka (gjoks)
- Albania → Kazakhstan (gjoks)
- Albania → Kenya (gjoks)
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