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Record 1 2018-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
OBS

French meat cuts are not always translated into English. In fact, the French term is often used in English. North American and French meat cuts are not the same.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
DEF

Chez le bœuf, petit muscle de la cuisse, proche du tende-de-tranche, ainsi nommé à cause de sa forme longue et plate, qui rappelle celle du poisson.

OBS

Le merlan est très apprécié pour les biftecks et constitue, avec la «poire», muscle de même qualité, mais rond et charnu, l'un des «morceaux du boucher».

Spanish

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