tartare

[ tahr-tahr ]

adjective

1. (especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw (used postpositively):

   salmon tartare.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tartare¹

Extracted from steak tartare

Example Sentences

Champagne, which is also acidic, offers a nice complement to anything from tuna tartare to beef bourguignon.

From The Daily Beast

After an ornate arrangement of salmon tartare perched atop a bed of spicy guacamole came the main event.

From The Daily Beast

This is, after all, the country of sautéed snails, force-fed geese, garlicky frog legs and horse tartare.

From The Daily Beast

In one, a gorgeous woman in a leather jacket is pictured above horsemeat tartare: “Share a raw moment,” it says.

From The Daily Beast

In food, there are some factual things—you wouldn't call a well-done steak “steak tartare.”

From The Daily Beast

Have sauce tartare instead of white sauce with the fish if you can afford it, Dolly, for it's better.

From Project Gutenberg

When they are a nice brown, serve them with a sauce Tartare (Art. 114).

From Project Gutenberg

If one is away from the city markets, however, have a course of lobster cutlets with sauce tartare in the place of this.

From Project Gutenberg

Broil nine kidneys as above, and serve with a good sauce la tartare (No. 38) under them.

From Project Gutenberg

Serve with sauce tartare or a good brown sauce enriched with a small glass of Madeira.

From Project Gutenberg