Meaning & use
bleu
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cooked very briefly, so that the interior remains almost raw; used especially of steak
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He ordered his steak bleu, barely seared on each side.
Chefs warn that a steak cooked bleu should only be served if the beef is very fresh.
A note on using this word
Borrowed directly from the French word for 'blue,' this culinary term describes a doneness level even less cooked than 'rare.'
Words with a similar meaning
very rare
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Words with an opposite meaning
well-done
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