The loin is home to the most tender and prized cuts because it comes from a muscle that does very little work. This primal section includes:

How to butcher beef tenderloin into Steaks(Most Professional)

As the story goes, a British King—often identified as or Henry VIII —was enjoying a particularly magnificent feast. He was so impressed by the quality, tenderness, and flavor of a specific cut of beef loin that he supposedly drew his sword in a fit of joy.

"Sur" means "above" and "loigne" means "loin," referring to the cut's physical location on the animal— above the loin .