Surf and turf Surf and turf Surf and turf or surf 'n' turf is a main course which combines seafood and red meat. The seafood used may be lobster, prawns, or shrimp, which may be steamed, grilled or breaded and fried. When served with lobster, the lobster tail or a whole lobster may be served with the dish. The meat is typically beef steak, although others may be used. One standard combination is lobster tail and filet mignon. Surf and turf is eaten in steakhouses in the U.S., Canada and Australia, and may also be available in some British/Irish-style pubs in those countries.
Steak tartare Slavic regions. The first reference (to "tartar steak") in fact seems to come from America in 1889. In the early twentieth century what is now generally known as "steak tartare" was called "steack à l'Americaine". Steak tartare was a variation on that dish; the 1921 edition of Escoffier's "Le Guide Culinaire" defines it as "steack à l'Americaine" made without egg yolk, served with tartar sauce on the side. The current name is a shortening of the French original ""à la tartare"", literally meaning "served with tartar sauce", a dish popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Over time, the