reference for cuts of beef in spanish

[jonnyhunter]

So i'm in barcelona and enjoying the food here quite a bit. One thing i have found a bit tough is how to ask the butchers for different cuts of beef or pork. I'm not good enough with the anotomy of the animal to figure out where to ask from so if there is an online source that translates the different names of cuts that would be great. thanks,

Jonny

[Mar Calpena]

This isn't exactly what you are asking for, but it will probably help. This page features different meat cuts along their photographs, with their name in Spanish...

At the same time, someone once told me that meat cuts are not the same here and overseas, so it might be a bit difficult. What were you exactly looking for? If you describe it to me I can probably find out about the translation...

Mar

[piazzola]

This link is from an Argentinean site http://www.folkloredelnorte.com.ar/costumbres/cortefoto.htm showing all beefcuts. Barring linguistic differences between Spanish and Argentinean they may be similar

[Niamh]

"Cooking in Spain" by Janet Mendel has a good introductory section where she discusses all food types, giving a translation, description and any tips she might have about the food. The rest of it is just a Spanish cookbook, so it might be a lot to buy for just a small part of a section. I have found it useful though, especially the meat and fish sections. No diagrams to the best of my knowledge. She is American, but aware that the majority of her readers will be European English-speakers, so she is quite sensitive about using terms that both groups will be familiar with, which is useful for meat.