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.
Tatar
A member of the Turkic-speaking Tatar people, who live mainly in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Die Geschichte der Krim ist eng mit dem Volk der Tataren verbunden.
The history of Crimea is closely connected with the Tatar people.
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.
