steak tartare

noun

steak tar·​tare -tär-ˈtär How to pronounce steak tartare (audio)
: highly seasoned ground beef eaten raw

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Pascual At this intimate 30-seat Capitol Hill restaurant from The Popal Group, James Beard Award Semifinalists Isabel Coss and Matt Conroy deliver contemporary Mexican cuisine, with dishes like steak tartare with peanut salsa, tacos al pastor served with homemade tortillas and smoked half chicken. Taryn White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 And standout dishes like the best steak tartare are considered the best in the region. Jenn Rice, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025 Moonlight offers a creative menu of mixed drinks such as the Moonshadow (featuring bourbon, rum, coffee, and a splash of bitters) and the Dreamweaver (whiskey, vermouth, coffee liqueur, and grapefruit bitters) as well as luxury finger foods such as caviar bumps and steak tartare rolls. Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025 The menu includes caviar service, wagyu steak tartare, lobster roll or grazing boards. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for steak tartare

Word History

Etymology

French tartare Tartar

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of steak tartare was in 1911

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“Steak tartare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steak%20tartare. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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