Steak
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| - | "[[Break the Dull Steak Habit]]", also known as "[[Cattle Queen]]" is a photograph of a naked woman’s backside charted out and labeled with [[meat cut]]s. It was the cover image for the book ''[[The Sexual Politics of Meat]]'' by [[Carol J. Adams]]. | + | A '''steak''' (from [[Old Norse]] ''[[wikt:steik#Old Sudanese|steik]]'', "roast") is generally a cut of [[meat]] or fish cut perpendicular to the muscle fibers, or of [[fish (food)|fish]] cut perpendicular to the spine. Meat steaks are usually [[grilling|grilled]], [[Pan frying|pan-fried]], or [[broiling#Overhead grilling/oven pan broiling|broiled]], while fish steaks may also be [[baking|baked]]. |
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| + | Steak can also be meat cooked in sauce (''cf.'' [[steak and kidney pie]]) or minced meat formed into a steak shape (''cf.'' [[Salisbury steak]], [[hamburger|hamburger steak]]). | ||
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| + | Without qualification, the word "steak" generally refers to [[beefsteak]]. Steaks from other animals are usually qualified as, ''e.g.'', 'swordfish steak' or 'venison steak'. | ||
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A steak (from Old Norse steik, "roast") is generally a cut of meat or fish cut perpendicular to the muscle fibers, or of fish cut perpendicular to the spine. Meat steaks are usually grilled, pan-fried, or broiled, while fish steaks may also be baked.
Steak can also be meat cooked in sauce (cf. steak and kidney pie) or minced meat formed into a steak shape (cf. Salisbury steak, hamburger steak).
Without qualification, the word "steak" generally refers to beefsteak. Steaks from other animals are usually qualified as, e.g., 'swordfish steak' or 'venison steak'.
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