This is a list of notable beef dishes and foods, whereby beef is used as a primary ingredient. Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. Acceptability as a food source varies in different parts of the world.

Beef is the third most widely consumed meat in the world, accounting for about 25% of meat production worldwide, after pork and poultry at 38% and 30% respectively.^[1] In absolute numbers, the United States, Brazil, and the People's Republic of China are the world's three largest consumers of beef. On a per capita basis in 2009, Argentines consumed the most beef at 64.6 kg per person; people in the U.S. ate 40.2 kg, while those in the E.U. ate 16.9 kg.^[2]

Beef dishes

• Beef dishes
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  Beef Stroganoff atop pasta
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  Goulash in Bavaria is often made with a mix of beef and pork, and served with a bread dumpling.
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  Wagyu beef plate
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  A hamburger
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  Meatloaf with potatoes and pickled cucumber
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  A roast beef sandwich

Raw beef dishes

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  Beef carpaccio with toppings
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  Steak tartare is a meat dish made from finely chopped or minced raw beef, venison, or horse meat.^[4][5][6]
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  Yukhoe is a variety of hoe (raw dishes in Korean cuisine), which are usually made from raw ground beef seasoned with various spices or sauces.

Steak dishes

Veal dishes

Veal is the meat of young cattle (calves), in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal comes from male calves (bull calves) of dairy cattle breeds.^[7] Generally, veal is more expensive than beef from older cattle.

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  Jellied veal is a cold cut dish made from veal, sometimes pork, stock, onion and spices such as allspice, bay leaf and white pepper.
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  Raw saltimbocca prior to being cooked