What is a steak?
A: A steak, also sometimes called "beef
steak", is a meat generally sliced
across the muscle fibers, potentially including a
bone.
Besides cattle, steaks are also often cut from what
other animals?
A: Bison, camel, goat, horse, kangaroo, sheep, ostrich, pigs, reindeer,
turkey, deer, and zebu, as well as various types of fish.
Fish steaks include what?
A: Salmon and large fish such as swordfish,
shark, and marlin.
Meats such as pork, lamb and mutton, chevon, and veal,
are often referred to as what?
A: Chops.
Grilled portobello mushroom may be called what?
S: A mushroom steak, and similarly for other vegetarian dishes.
Imitation steak is a
food product that is formed into a
steak shape from what?
A: Various pieces of meat.
Grilled fruits such as watermelon have been used as
what?
A: Vegetarian steak alternatives.
Exceptions, in which the meat is sliced parallel to the
fibers, include what?
A: The skirt steak cut from the plate, the flank steak cut from the
abdominal muscles, and the silverfinger steak cut from the loin and
including three rib bones.
The word steak originates from what mid-15th century
Scandinavian word?
A: Steik, or stickna' in the Middle English dialect.
The Oxford English Dictionary's first reference is to
what?
A: "A thick slice of meat cut for roasting or grilling or frying, sometimes
used in a pie or pudding; especially a piece cut from the hind-quarters of
the animal."
An early written usage of the word "stekys" comes from
a what?
A: A 15th-century cookbook and makes reference to both beef or venison
steaks.
In Asian countries, such as China and
South Korea,
steak is traditionally served how?
A: Sliced and stir-fried and served in smaller amounts as part of a mixed
dish.
In Argentina, beef represents a large portion of the
country's what?
A: Export market.
A total of how many animals were harvested in
2010?
A: 11.8 million.
Argentina has one of the largest consumptions of beef per capita worldwide, and much of it is grilled steak.
In Argentina Beef steak consumption is described as
what?
A: Part of the "Argentine national identity".
In the U.S. around 1956, about what percentage of
retail beef cuts were steaks?
A: 24%.
Beef production is the largest single “what” in the
United States?
A: agricultural venture.
On average, a single farm typically raises how many
cattle at a time?
A: About 50.
The most common characteristic of a rare steak is a
what?
A: A soft, cold, red center.
Uncooked beef steak can be served raw, such as in what?
A: Steak tartare.
