フィレステーキ

ふぃれすてーき
noun
fillet steak, tenderloin steak
food
1. fillet steak; tenderloin steak
A steak cut from the tenderloin, the leanest and most tender part of the animal, with little fat or marbling.
フィレステーキを食(た)べた。
I ate a fillet steak.
Fillet steak is the most tender cut.
フィレステーキは脂身(あぶらみ)がほとんどないので、あっさりした味(あじ)が好(す)きな人(ひと)に人気(にんき)だ。
Fillet steak has almost no fat, so it's popular with people who like a lighter flavor.

A cut of ステーキ from the tenderloin, the muscle that does the least work and so stays the most tender; it has little marbling and a milder flavor than サーロインステーキ.

Common expressions

  • フィレステーキを焼(や)く: to grill a fillet steak
  • フィレミニヨン: filet mignon, a small round cut from the same part

Compare サーロインステーキ (more marbled, richer flavor, slightly firmer texture).