steak tartare

noun

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

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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 On Steakhouse Sundays, Barda’s regular menu will also be available, including items such as its steak tartare served with fresh horseradish, Mother Loaf bread, and a roasted bone of marrow. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024 The menu begins with standby appetizers like steak tartare, crab cakes, tableside Caesar salad, and seafood plateaus—oysters and clams and shrimp, oh my! Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 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 8 Feb. 2025.

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