Hebrew English Meat Guide For Israel

Ever since we shared this Israel Substitution Guide, the one question we get asked all the time is how to order or find specific cuts of meat. 

Understanding how to get your favorite cuts of red meat in Israel is much more difficult than looking at the number chart.  The number system is how most Israelis order their meat and you can see an image like this in most markets.

Our friend, The Kosher Butcher's Wife, from South Africa, shares this more explanatory graphic with numbers and names for most common cuts.  Find her full guide kosher cuts of meat here. 

For the simplest method to understanding which cut of meat to order in Israel for the specific recipe you are trying to make we turned to our friend Marc Gottlieb, he made this amazing chart to help us all buy meat in Israel easily. 

This chart provides the Hebrew name, the Israel number, and the closest English equivalent for you to find the perfect cut of meat in Israel.  Remember in Israel every part of the cow is used, including many organs you might have never seen before on a menu, here you can find out what the Hebrew name is for EVERY part of the cow.

Reprinted with permission from Marc Gottleib's Culinart Kosher. 

*London broil is really a method of cooking and not a cut of meat, although most kosher butchers in the U.S. sell it as a cut.  Marc explains it in more detail here, the chart includes his 3 suggestions for similar cuts that can be used in the Lond broil cooking method.