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tartare

American  
[tahr-tahr] / tɑrˈtɑr /

adjective

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

    salmon tartare.


Etymology

Origin of tartare

Extracted from steak tartare

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The starter was inspired by his mother and consisted of a langoustine and green apple tartare, with a kefir and caviar sauce and tomato powder.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

After we ordered—a smoked salmon club sandwich for me, steak tartare for him and two oak-aged Negronis—Andrea showed me the Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon and Picasso paintings that are the hotel’s pride.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

This includes a "dinosaur tartare" meant to recreate the taste of extinct reptiles.

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

Most of the starters — salmon tartare with quinoa, meat sushi and beef carpaccio topped with Parmesan — didn’t wow us, despite their theatrical presentation.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2025

She thought she’d blown it because of the way the owner’s attention had wandered, but rather than give up, she marched into the kitchen and prepared a spicy tuna tartare.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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