tartare / Tatar
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tartare
A dish made from high-quality raw, finely chopped beef that is seasoned and often served with a raw egg yolk.
Als Vorspeise bestelle ich mir einen klassischen Tatar mit Kapern und Zwiebeln.
As a starter, I'll order a classic tartare with capers and onions.
You can easily recognize the meaning from the context. Words like 'essen' (to eat), 'bestellen' (to order), 'Restaurant' (restaurant), or 'Rezept' (recipe) point to the dish (m01). Words like 'Volk' (people), 'Geschichte' (history), 'Sprache' (language), or geographic names like 'Krim' (Crimea) point to the person (m02).
Im Restaurant stand Tatar auf der Speisekarte.
At the restaurant, tartare was on the menu.
When 'der Tatar' (the Tatar) refers to a person, the word belongs to the N-declension. This means it gets the ending '-en' in the genitive, dative, and accusative singular.
Ich habe einen Film über das Leben eines Tataren gesehen.
I saw a film about the life of a Tatar.
As a dish, 'Tatar' (tartare) is often specified by the type of meat or fish. Typical examples are 'Tatar vom Rind' (beef tartare), 'Tatar vom Lachs' (salmon tartare), or 'Thunfisch-Tatar' (tuna tartare).
Für unser Festessen bereiten wir ein Tatar vom Lachs vor.
For our festive meal, we're preparing a salmon tartare.
ground meat
'Hackfleisch' and 'Tatar' can be confused because both have to do with finely minced meat. 'Hackfleisch' is the general kitchen term for ground meat that is usually cooked or fried. 'Tatar', on the other hand, is a special dish made from raw, very finely chopped, high-quality beef. It is seasoned and often served directly. For normal dishes like meat patties or sauces, you say 'Hackfleisch'. When it is about a raw beef dish, 'Tatar' is more precise.
Im Restaurant bestellt Frau Becker Tatar mit Eigelb und frischem Brot.
At the restaurant, Ms. Becker orders tartare with egg yolk and fresh bread.
Zu Hause formt Max aus dem Hackfleisch kleine Frikadellen.
At home, Max forms small meat patties from the ground meat.