steak bien cuit
The French phrase for "steak well done" is steak bien cuit.
Use this phrase to describe a steak that has been cooked thoroughly throughout. In a restaurant setting, you can order your steak by saying Je voudrais un steak bien cuit.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase bien cuit literally means "well cooked".
Which one should you use?
If you do not want your steak bien cuit, you might ask for it saignant (rare) or à point (medium).
Did you know?
- The phrase bien cuit can be used colloquially to describe someone who is very sunburnt or has spent too much time in the sun.
- The word steak in French is actually a loanword from English, rather than a native French term.
- The word for rare, saignant, literally translates to 'bleeding'. This starker imagery is common in French culinary terms compared to the English 'rare'.
Examples in context
- Un steak bien cuit, s'il vous plaît.A steak well done, please.
- Je voudrais un steak bien cuit, s'il vous plaît.I would like a steak well done, please.
- Pourriez-vous me préparer un steak bien cuit, s'il vous plaît?Could you prepare a steak well done, please?
- Je veux un steak bien cuit.I want a steak well done.
- Fais-moi un steak bien cuit, stp.Make me a well-done steak, please.
- Est-ce que vous préférez votre steak bien cuit ?Do you prefer your steak well done?
- Le serveur a servi un steak bien cuit.The waiter served a well done steak.
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma are ordering dinner at a restaurant.
- LucasComment veux-tu ton steak, Emma ?How do you want your steak, Emma?
- EmmaJe le veux steak bien cuit, merci.I want it well done, thank you.
- LucasD'accord, et pour moi, ce sera saignant.Okay, and for me, it will be rare.
- EmmaLe serveur arrive pour prendre la commande.The waiter is coming to take the order.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bien, cuit, steak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
