tartare

American  

[tahr-tahr] / tɑrˈtɑr /

adjective

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

   salmon tartare.

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Etymology

Origin of tartare

Extracted from steak tartare

Example Sentences

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

In 2010, she opened Bao Bei, a modern Chinese restaurant that perseveres to this day, serving dishes like beef tartare with burned scallion oil and spongy buns stuffed with braised pork belly and fermented mustard greens.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year, the New Year’s Eve tasting menu, which starts at $925 a person and features tuna tartare, foie gras terrine and ravioli, will be served across fewer courses than last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Granja Elena in Zona Franca, I enjoyed a tomato and scallop tartare that could entice even the staunchest carnivore.

From Salon

On top sat red shrimp tartare and some final dollops of shrimp-head emulsion tied the dish together like a well-written ending.

From Salon