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French: Aller et retour à la moelle de bœuf

English translation: beef marrow, rare/very lightly cooked







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French term or phrase:Aller et retour à la moelle de bœuf
English translation:beef marrow, rare/very lightly cooked
Entered by:Rita Heller
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Art/Literary - Food & Dairy / menu
French term or phrase: Aller et retour à la moelle de bœuf
I know moelle de boeuf is beef marrow but what is "aller et retour" on a menu? (listed in "les plats" section)

Aller et retour à la moelle de bœuf, salade de roquette, parmesan, frites
Noix de veau, jus à la sauge, polenta aux champignons
Filet de daurade royale artichauts breton au vinaigre de riz et baies roses.

Thanks to everyone - you are always very helpful :-)
Rita Heller
United States
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Rita Heller: 7:55pm Aug 18, 2006: Thank you, Mark and everyone :-)

Rare steak with beef marrow
Explanation:
I think it means that the steak was just "shown the pan" - although in your context it it not really clear wthat it is that is briefly cooked.


http://www.lamaisondugibier.com/recette.php?s=111
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Mark Nathan
France
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I really appreciate your help. My final is "beef marrow, very lightly cooked" because no other meat was mentioned.
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3 +3Rare steak with beef marrow
Mark Nathan


  

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Rare steak with beef marrow

Explanation:
I think it means that the steak was just "shown the pan" - although in your context it it not really clear wthat it is that is briefly cooked.


http://www.lamaisondugibier.com/recette.php?s=111

Mark Nathan
France
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Note from asker to answerer
I really appreciate your help. My final is "beef marrow, very lightly cooked" because no other meat was mentioned.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree MoiraB: sounds very likely! see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndrome_h%C3%A9molytique_et_ur... Perhaps 'flash-fried'?
53 mins

agree Sandra Petch: Clever interpretation! Would "seared" be a possibility? Can't help much with meaty questions as I'm vegan! / http://www.saveursdumonde.net/ency_6/gibier/bison.htm Servir saignant: un aller et retour suffit.
1 hr

agree NancyLynn: might even be blue (rarer than rare) rare is also saignant
7 hrs
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