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Stuff the Turkey: In Colombia, It’s Beef for Christmas Dinner Stuff the Turkey: In Colombia, It’s Beef for Christmas Dinner Comments Off on Stuff the Turkey: In Colombia, It’s Beef for Christmas Dinner Many of Colombia’s favorite dishes are customary sights come Christmas season: fritters, Christmas Eve sweet, rum and raisin custard, empanadas, tamales, sancocho, and lechona. But for most Colombians, the Christmas picanha is the belle of the ball. Colombians choose the best meat for their Christmas picana. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.) Picanha is a South American beef cut refer...

Colombians choose the best meat for their Christmas picana. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.) Picanha is a South American beef cut referred to in the United States as top sirloin cap. It comes from the back of the cow, near the end of the spine and its sides. As a single cut, it is barely known in the United States, as American butchers tend to divide it into rump, round, and loin. However, in Colomboa, chefs love to prepare picanha roasted al ajillo (with garlic and guajillo pepper), cooked with beer, or in the traditional Christmas picanha. Chili powder one of the ingredients that makes ...