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The rib area.
The ribs, obviously.
This comes from the meat that is on the back and connected to the ribs.
Ribs and steaks come from cows.
Between the chuck and the short loin, in the rib section of the cow.
It comes from the back of the ribs of a cow thats what makes it so tender and juicy and also EXPENSIVE!
From the neck, shoulders, back, ribs, rump, loin, and chuck.
spare ribs are on top of the rib cage chest baby back r on the back and short ribs are cut against the grain. Duly noted. Additionally helpful information would be that back ribs, be them beef or pork baby back ribs, are called so because the literally come from the back of either the cow or pig. These can often have a plumper meat to bone ratio. As is my understanding, beef finger and pork spare ribs are physically more frontal. St. Louis are just trimmed pork spare ribs Beef short ribs are cut against the direction of the ribs so one length of them features evenly spaced cross sections of ribs that run it's width
Sirloin Steak is a beef steak cut from the lower portion of the ribs. Top sirloin is most prized, the bottom sirloin is less tender
No part. Chickens come from chickens, not cows.
Loin
From the small end of the tenderloin (called the short loin) which is found on the back rib cage of the animal.
The tenderloin is a part of the beef's loin, which is located roughly at the lower back of the animal. If you imagine the torso of a cow you will see the following primal cuts from left to right: Upper half: Ribs, Loin, Sirloin (the ribs being the larger part of the upper torso) Lower Half: Brisket, Plate, Flank
The head