ak ▁cut s ▁may ▁be ▁raised ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁or ▁ran ch . ▁The ▁meat ▁from ▁various ▁wild ▁game ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁ste ak ▁cut s . ▁ ▁Mark eting ▁and ▁sales ▁ ▁Count ries ▁with ▁enough ▁suitable ▁land ▁for ▁gra zing ▁animals , ▁in ▁particular ▁cattle , ▁have ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁production ▁and ▁cul inary ▁use ▁of ▁ste ak . ▁Such ▁countries ▁include ▁Argentina , ▁Ireland , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁Asian ▁countries , ▁such ▁as ▁China ▁and ▁South ▁Korea , ▁ste ak ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁s lic ed ▁and ▁stir - fried ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁smaller ▁amounts ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁mixed ▁d ish . ▁ ▁Argentina ▁In ▁Argentina , ▁be ef ▁represents ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁export ▁market . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 8 ▁million ▁animals ▁was ▁har v ested ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁consum ptions ▁of ▁be ef ▁per ▁cap ita ▁world wide , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁gr illed ▁ste ak . ▁Be ef ▁ste ak ▁consumption ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" Ar gent ine ▁national ▁identity ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 4 4 , 0 0 0 ▁cattle ▁produ cers ▁were ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁In ▁Argentina , ▁ste akh ouses ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁ ▁par r illas , ▁which ▁are ▁common ▁throughout ▁the ▁country .