Ordering Steak in France
In France, the majority enjoys their steak cooked rare. However, when ordering steak, like in the US, you will be asked how you would like it to be cooked. With the language barrier (for those who can't speak French) the task can be a little daunting... it may even scare you out of ordering steak. Don't let this stop you though, because I wrote a handy guide on ordering steak in France.
If you order your steak to be cooked bleu, you will receive a steak that is warm on the outside with a cool, uncooked center.
Ordering your steak to be cooked saignant, your steak will be warm in the center but with be bloody and rare.
A steak cooked à point will be cooked until it stop bleeding, which is what I prefer. There is a range of some blood in the center to just a warm pink center. If you’d prefer your steak to have the warm pink center, order your steak as plus à point.
If you are like my husband and just don’t trust any form of uncooked beef, then you will want to order it bien cuit which is well cooked with some pink in the center. If you’re like my dad and like your cow killed twice, you’ll want to order your steak bien bien cuit, which has no pink in the center. I would just go to the store and get some beef jerky, though! So... how do you like your steak?
If you're lucky, you'll be going out to eat with a "sympathetic-to-your-plight" native speaker of the French language. If you're pretty much on your own with the French language, then just keep in mind which steak you like... I'll just keep the words in my head "Melanie likes her steak à point"
If you order your steak to be cooked bleu, you will receive a steak that is warm on the outside with a cool, uncooked center.
Ordering your steak to be cooked saignant, your steak will be warm in the center but with be bloody and rare.
A steak cooked à point will be cooked until it stop bleeding, which is what I prefer. There is a range of some blood in the center to just a warm pink center. If you’d prefer your steak to have the warm pink center, order your steak as plus à point.
If you are like my husband and just don’t trust any form of uncooked beef, then you will want to order it bien cuit which is well cooked with some pink in the center. If you’re like my dad and like your cow killed twice, you’ll want to order your steak bien bien cuit, which has no pink in the center. I would just go to the store and get some beef jerky, though! So... how do you like your steak?
If you're lucky, you'll be going out to eat with a "sympathetic-to-your-plight" native speaker of the French language. If you're pretty much on your own with the French language, then just keep in mind which steak you like... I'll just keep the words in my head "Melanie likes her steak à point"
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Reminds me of my days in Paris when we used to eat at this Italian restaurant that serves steak and pasta. :)
Friends who really don't want any sight of pink normally ask for their steak to be "brulé" or burnt. If they're used to tourists though, you may find they serve the meat more cooked than a French person would expect without being asked.
It ends up being something of a guessing game. We like a good bit of pink at the centre of our steaks. In a restaurant catering mainly for French people we would ask for à point, but if at a tourist place, saignant. Needless to say it doesn't always work :)
wow, i don't know if i'd survive there! lol
Very useful and informative, though I think the majority enjoy their steak, not enjoys.
A very useful and informative posting, thankyou; though the majority enjoy their steak, not enjoys.