filet mignon

     

Filet mignon (French for "ainty fillet") is a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major of the steer or heifer.

Trivia about filet mignon

  • I'm at Gray's Papaya, a stand that advertises hot dogs tastier than this cut of steak with a French name
  • This round cut of meat from the small end of the tenderloin is usually 1 to 2 inches thick
  • Oui, monsieur, it's a small, round, choice cut of beef from the loin
  • Oui! This thick, round cut of lean beef tenderloin is popularly served with a bacon strip wrap around it
  • Part of the name of this expensive boneless cut means "dainty" in French
  • Boneless, from the small end of the tenderloin... it's coming after your credit card... with a vengeance
  • This 2-word small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin goes well with postman
  • The second word in the French name of this boneless steak means "dainty"