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Terms in French 2011-2020 of 10943

bière piquante

/BYEHR pee-KAHNT/
[French]

Bitter beer

bière (à la) pression

/BYEHR PREH-syohn/
[French] plural bières (à la) pression

Draught beer

bière sans alcool

[French]

Alcohol free beer

bière sous pression

/BYEHR soo PREH-syohn/
[French] plural bières sous pression

Draught beer

bifteack

/BEEF-tehk/
[French]

"Beef steak." This should mean beef steak but can mean a steak cut from horse. Essentially, it is a cheap cut.

bifteack à cheval

/beef-tek ah shuh-vahl/
[French]

A beef steak sautéed in butter or grilled and served with a fried egg and cooking juices.

bifteack à la hambourgeoise

[French]

Beef burger. Hamburger.

bifteack à l'Américaine à l'Américaine

/beef-tek ah lah-mer-ee-kehn/
[French]

A slang name for beef tartar. This is made from very finely chopped raw fillet of beef mixed with onion, gherkins (US: dill pickles) and capers and formed into the shape of a steak. A depression is made in the top into which a raw egg is broken. It is eaten raw. The meat really should not be minced (US: ground). It is thought to have originated with the fierce Tartars of the Baltic region of Russia who shredded the meat with a knife and ate it raw.

bifteack à la Montevideo

[French]

"Beef steak in the style of Montevideo." Beef steak with onions, garlic and chillis, braised with tomatoes.

bifteack à la Russe

[French]

Small meatballs or Russian origin, made with minced (US: ground) meat or poultry, flattened, fried and served with a sauce smitane, a piquant sauce made with soured cream, onions and wine. Its popularity has been overtaken by the burger.