Highlights
1. Beef is the broad, generic name for meat obtained from cows, while steak refers to specific cuts of beef.
2. Not all cuts of beef can be called steak, but all steak is beef.
3. Beef is consumed on a large scale in many countries, while some cultures consider cows sacred and ban the slaughter of cows for meat.
Introduction
This article discusses the differences between beef and steak by highlighting their features.
Beef
Beef refers to the meat obtained from large cattle, particularly bovine. It is the principal source of meat in most of the Muslim world and is consumed on a large scale in the entire West and countries like Japan and China. However, the slaughter of cows is banned in countries like India, where cows are considered sacred. Beef is the third most consumed meat in the world.
Steak
Steak is a specific cut of meat obtained from various sources such as beef, tuna, salmon, pork, etc. However, it is mostly a cut of meat from beef. Not all cuts of beef can be called steak, but all steak is beef.
What is the difference between Steak and Beef?
– Beef is the broad, generic term for meat obtained from cows, while steak refers to specific cuts from beef.
– Pork is the entire meat obtained from pigs, while bacon is a special cut from pork, similar to how beef is the meat from cows and steak is a specific cut from beef.
– For example, sirloin steak is a cut from the hip of the animal, while scotch fillet is a steak that comes from the rib of the animal.
