tartare
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of tartare
Extracted from steak tartare
Example Sentences
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“So I’ll have two dinners. I’ll have a little bit of peanut butter and jelly and then I’ll have … I’ll have a steak tartare later on,” he said on the Exchanges podcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Foie gras is his favorite ingredient and a fixture on his menu -- used in his tartare presentation, to mount sauces, as a pate, and even for ice cream.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
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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