Skin (Global Beef Cut Guide)
Quick Answer
Skin (beef skin (hide)) is Beef hide/skin, sold cleaned and processed. Boiled to a gelatinous softness (ponmo/kpomo in Nigeria) or dried then rehydrated (cham in Arunachal, un in Manipur). Very high collagen; adds sticky body to stews. Culturally significant as a protein extender and a prized cut in West and Northeast African and Indian traditions. It sits on the offal primal (Outer hide — whole-body surface).
Use the sections below for country-by-country retail names, translation deep-links, and comparisons—terminology matches the Cutranslator canonical entities (beef skin (hide)).
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What is Skin?
Skin (beef skin (hide)) is Beef hide/skin, sold cleaned and processed. Boiled to a gelatinous softness (ponmo/kpomo in Nigeria) or dried then rehydrated (cham in Arunachal, un in Manipur). Very high collagen; adds sticky body to stews. Culturally significant as a protein extender and a prized cut in West and Northeast African and Indian traditions.
Where does Skin come from on the cow?
Skin sits on the offal primal at Outer hide — whole-body surface.
What primal is Skin?
Skin is part of the offal primal.
What is beef skin (hide) called in Brazil?
See the names-by-country list on this page for Brazilian retail synonyms mapped to Skin.
Is Skin tender?
Tenderness varies by exact muscle and preparation; Beef hide/skin, sold cleaned and processed. Boiled to a gelatinous softness (ponmo/kpomo in Nigeria) or dried then rehyd…
Countries that use it
United States · Canada · Mexico · Panama · Costa Rica · Nicaragua · Honduras · El Salvador · Guatemala · Brazil · Argentina · Chile · Uruguay · Paraguay · Colombia · Venezuela · Peru · Bolivia · Ecuador · France · Germany · Italy · Spain · Portugal · Netherlands · Belgium · United Kingdom · Ireland · Switzerland · Denmark · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Austria · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Hungary · Poland · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia & Herzegovina · Montenegro · Albania · North Macedonia · Romania · Bulgaria · Greece · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Belarus · Russia · Ukraine · Turkey · Israel · Egypt · Morocco · Iran · Saudi Arabia · Qatar · UAE · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · China · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan · Indonesia · Malaysia · Philippines · Singapore · Thailand · Vietnam · Australia · New Zealand · South Africa · Botswana · Namibia · Zimbabwe · Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda · Nigeria · Mali · Senegal · Niger · Chad · Burkina Faso · Ethiopia · Kerala · Tamil Nadu · Telangana · Andhra Pradesh · Maharashtra · Goa · Karnataka · Pakistan · Bangladesh · Uttar Pradesh · Punjab · Rajasthan · West Bengal · Central India · Meghalaya · Nagaland · Manipur · Sikkim · Northeast India (Other States) · Ladakh · Jammu & Kashmir · Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand · Coastal-Colonial India (Pondicherry & Daman) · Indian Islands (Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep) · Sri Lanka · Nepal · Bhutan · Mongolia · Myanmar
Names by country
- Manipur: un · Un
- Northeast India (Other States): cham · Cham · Vun
Definition pages (all retail names)
Common confusions
- Also known as: beef skin, hide, ponmo, kpomo, cham.
Featured comparisons
All translation routes
Every seeded source region × destination for this canonical cut.
- Manipur → Albania (un)
- Manipur → Andhra Pradesh (un)
- Manipur → Argentina (un)
- Manipur → Australia (un)
- Manipur → Austria (un)
- Manipur → Bangladesh (un)
- Manipur → Belarus (un)
- Manipur → Belgium (un)
- Manipur → Bhutan (un)
- Manipur → Bolivia (un)
- Manipur → Bosnia & Herzegovina (un)
- Manipur → Botswana (un)
- Manipur → Brazil (un)
- Manipur → Bulgaria (un)
- Manipur → Burkina Faso (un)
- Manipur → Canada (un)
- Manipur → Chad (un)
- Manipur → Chile (un)
- Manipur → China (un)
- Manipur → Colombia (un)
- Manipur → Costa Rica (un)
- Manipur → Croatia (un)
- Manipur → Czech Republic (un)
- Manipur → Denmark (un)
- Manipur → Ecuador (un)
- Manipur → Egypt (un)
- Manipur → El Salvador (un)
- Manipur → Estonia (un)
- Manipur → Ethiopia (un)
- Manipur → Finland (un)
- Manipur → France (un)
- Manipur → Germany (un)
- Manipur → Goa (un)
- Manipur → Greece (un)
- Manipur → Guatemala (un)
- Manipur → Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand (un)
- Manipur → Honduras (un)
- Manipur → Hungary (un)
- Manipur → Central India (un)
- Manipur → Coastal-Colonial India (Pondicherry & Daman) (un)
- Manipur → Indian Islands (Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep) (un)
- Manipur → Indonesia (un)
- Manipur → Iran (un)
- Manipur → Ireland (un)
- Manipur → Israel (un)
- Manipur → Italy (un)
- Manipur → Jammu & Kashmir (un)
- Manipur → Japan (un)
- Manipur → Karnataka (un)
- Manipur → Kazakhstan (un)
- Manipur → Kenya (un)
- Manipur → Kerala (un)
- Manipur → Ladakh (un)
- Manipur → Latvia (un)
- Manipur → Lithuania (un)
- Manipur → Maharashtra (un)
- Manipur → Malaysia (un)
- Manipur → Mali (un)
- Manipur → Meghalaya (un)
- Manipur → Mexico (un)
- Manipur → Mongolia (un)
- Manipur → Montenegro (un)
- Manipur → Morocco (un)
- Manipur → Myanmar (un)
- Manipur → Nagaland (un)
- Manipur → Namibia (un)
- Manipur → Nepal (un)
- Manipur → Netherlands (un)
- Manipur → New Zealand (un)
- Manipur → Nicaragua (un)
- Manipur → Niger (un)
- Manipur → Nigeria (un)
- Manipur → North Macedonia (un)
- Manipur → Northeast India (Other States) (un)
- Manipur → Norway (un)
- Manipur → Pakistan (un)
- Manipur → Panama (un)
- Manipur → Paraguay (un)
- Manipur → Peru (un)
- Manipur → Philippines (un)
- Manipur → Poland (un)
- Manipur → Portugal (un)
- Manipur → Punjab (un)
- Manipur → Qatar (un)
- Manipur → Rajasthan (un)
- Manipur → Romania (un)
- Manipur → Russia (un)
- Manipur → Saudi Arabia (un)
- Manipur → Senegal (un)
- Manipur → Sikkim (un)
- Manipur → Singapore (un)
- Manipur → Slovakia (un)
- Manipur → Slovenia (un)
- Manipur → South Africa (un)
- Manipur → South Korea (un)
- Manipur → Spain (un)
- Manipur → Sri Lanka (un)
- Manipur → Sweden (un)
- Manipur → Switzerland (un)
- Manipur → Taiwan (un)
- Manipur → Tamil Nadu (un)
- Manipur → Tanzania (un)
- Manipur → Telangana (un)
- Manipur → Thailand (un)
- Manipur → Turkey (un)
- Manipur → UAE (un)
- Manipur → Uganda (un)
- Manipur → United Kingdom (un)
- Manipur → Ukraine (un)
- Manipur → Uruguay (un)
- Manipur → United States (un)
- Manipur → Uttar Pradesh (un)
- Manipur → Uzbekistan (un)
- Manipur → Venezuela (un)
- Manipur → Vietnam (un)
- Manipur → West Bengal (un)
- Manipur → Zimbabwe (un)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Albania (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Andhra Pradesh (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Argentina (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Australia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Austria (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Bangladesh (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Belarus (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Belgium (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Bhutan (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Bolivia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Bosnia & Herzegovina (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Botswana (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Brazil (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Bulgaria (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Burkina Faso (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Canada (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Chad (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Chile (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → China (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Colombia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Costa Rica (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Croatia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Czech Republic (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Denmark (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Ecuador (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Egypt (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → El Salvador (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Estonia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Ethiopia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Finland (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → France (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Germany (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Goa (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Greece (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Guatemala (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Honduras (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Hungary (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Central India (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Coastal-Colonial India (Pondicherry & Daman) (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Indian Islands (Andaman, Nicobar & Lakshadweep) (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Indonesia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Iran (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Ireland (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Israel (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Italy (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Jammu & Kashmir (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Japan (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Karnataka (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Kazakhstan (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Kenya (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Kerala (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Ladakh (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Latvia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Lithuania (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Maharashtra (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Malaysia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Mali (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Manipur (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Meghalaya (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Mexico (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Mongolia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Montenegro (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Morocco (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Myanmar (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Nagaland (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Namibia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Nepal (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Netherlands (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → New Zealand (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Nicaragua (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Niger (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Nigeria (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → North Macedonia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Norway (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Pakistan (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Panama (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Paraguay (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Peru (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Philippines (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Poland (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Portugal (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Punjab (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Qatar (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Rajasthan (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Romania (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Russia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Saudi Arabia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Senegal (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Sikkim (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Singapore (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Slovakia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Slovenia (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → South Africa (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → South Korea (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Spain (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Sri Lanka (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Sweden (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Switzerland (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Taiwan (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Tamil Nadu (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Tanzania (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Telangana (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Thailand (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Turkey (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → UAE (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Uganda (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → United Kingdom (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Ukraine (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Uruguay (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → United States (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Uttar Pradesh (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Uzbekistan (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Venezuela (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Vietnam (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → West Bengal (cham)
- Northeast India (Other States) → Zimbabwe (cham)