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steak tartare en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from French steak tartare.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A French dish made of raw minced beef steak, often served with onions, capers and other ingredients.
   • Finally, he requested the menu. I glanced at the offerings: duck confit, moules frites, steak tartare, white veal Bolognese — and then ordered lentil soup. Why be greedy? 2025 February 28, Laura Esther Wolfson, “Rules for Staying Close to Exes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2025:
   • Two fully fledged French restaurants are planned — but without such classics as steak tartare, blood sausage or choucroute. 2024 May 29, Roger Cohen, “Hold the French Fries! Paris Olympics Chart a New Gastronomic Course.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 May 2024:
   • There’s a short, unchanging menu of simple dishes like steak tartare, grilled octopus with aioli, hanger steak and a simple, acidic green salad. 2024 June 13, Becky Hughes, “Where to Eat: At the Bar”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2024:
   • They specialise in dishes from the Gaziantep region in south-east Turkey synonymous with kebabs. Our favourite is cig kofte, Turkey's answer to steak tartare (lamb kneaded with spice and herbs). 2005 December 17, Sudi Pigott, “Istanbul on a plate”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Translations (11)

pl tatar (dish) · ro biftec tartar (dish) · pl befsztyk tatarski (dish) · cs tatarák (dish) · de Tatar (dish) · gl bisté tártaro (dish) · fr steak tartare (dish) · fi tartarpihvi (dish) · sv råbiff (dish) · cs tatarský biftek (dish) · cmn 韃靼牛肉 /鞑靼牛肉 (dish)