The most tender and best parts of a cow are the tenderloin, the eye of the cow, the upper brain of the cow, the outer spine of the cow, and the neck of the cow.

1, beef tenderloin

Beef tenderloin is the most tender part of beef, most of which is low-fat lean meat. It is located in the spinal part of the cow, the meat fiber towards the same, suitable for frying, stir-frying, deep-frying, steak Italians prefer to eat raw. Beef tenderloin meat fat is very low, almost all are fine meat, and tender and juicy.

2, beef eye meat

Beef eye meat is located in the back of the cow ribs, due to fat and thin, shaped like an eye, so named. Beef eye meat has fewer tendons and tender meat, close to the softness of beef tenderloin, and this part is suitable for shabu-shabu, grilling, frying, and other practices, and it is also very suitable for stewing meat. Therefore, beef eye is one of the most tender and best parts of the cow.

3, cow's upper brain

Cow's upper brain is located in the back of the shoulder and neck of the beef, the meat is tender and juicy, with marbling deposits. Beef on the brain meat fat and thin staggered, proportionally uniform, the outer layer of red and white, toughness is strong, the inner layer of color red such as tenderloin, the texture is more tender suitable for stir-fry, steak, hot pot. Beef brain meat is tender and soft, very good quality, suitable for a variety of cooking methods, such as frying, grilling, stir-frying, shabu-shabu and so on.

4, cattle spine

Cattle spine is the longest muscle in the back of cattle, the meat is red, easy to have fat deposits, marbled. Compared with the tenderloin, the outer spine has a higher fat content, and the meat is soft, elastic and chewy in the mouth. The outer spine of the beef is in the opposite position of the tenderloin, with more fat content than the loin, which makes it more flavorful and quite tasty when pan-roasted.

5, beef neck meat

Beef neck meat because the meat is dry, tough, fine fiber, so the most tender meat is the best. Beef neck meat movement more, tender meat, suitable for making minced meat, stew, cooking soup, make beef meatballs.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Beef Tenderloin