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The name is a shortening of the original  a Ã  la  tartare or served with tartar , sauce a dish popular in the 19th and early 20th. centurieslthough the word 'tartare' presumably refers to the Tartar people of Central Asia, and there are many stories connecting steak tartare with them, steak tartare is not related to Tatar cuisine. A Ã  la tartare or simply tartare still means served with tartar sauce for some, dishes mostly fried. fish
Definition: Tartar is the hardened product of longstanding plaque accumulating minerals from the saliva and foods. Plaque is the soft accummulation of food debris and bacteria around teeth. These bacteria feed on left over food in the mouth to excrete toxins that irritate the gums and dissolve the bone. \Tartar\, n. 2  1. [Per. 3  T[=a]t[=a]r, of Tartar origin.] A native or inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin, inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more correctly but less usually, {Tatar}.