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

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

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The restaurant did not reveal the dinosaur tartare recipe, which was created using DNA mapping.

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

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The omakase tower offers a selection of sushi, tuna tartare, spicy tuna crispy rice, sashimi, and rolls — perfect for those who enjoy heavily sauced sushi.

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In one challenge, she made a cured salmon tartare with whipped, silken tofu.

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