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tournedos

[ toor-ni-doh, toor-ni-doh; French toor-nuh-doh ]

noun

plural tournedos
  1. small slices of fillet of beef, round and thick, served with a variety of sauces and garnished.


tournedos

/ ˈʊəəˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a thick round steak of beef cut from the fillet or undercut of sirloin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tournedos1

1920–25; < French, equivalent to tourne ( r ) to turn + dos (< Latin dorsum back)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tournedos1

from French, from tourner to turn + dos back
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yvlog dishes include tournedos bearnaise, consommé de volaille and meringues chantilly with pears, reflecting the cosmopolitan character of the Merseyside port city.

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As in oysters Rockefeller followed by tournedos Rossini with a side of Caesar salad?

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The students in the advanced culinary training course step up to the plate to cook gourmet dishes like beef tournedos with forestiere sauce or grilled salmon with beurre sauce.

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Better yet is loco moco, a brutal architecture of fried egg, beef patty and a summit of rice, all drowned in a nearly black gravy: a working man’s tournedos Rossini.

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There are two reasons why these chefs and restaurateurs don't want horsemeat on the menu: you can't use words such as terrines and tournedos with plain and simple horsemeat.

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