''Steak frites'', meaning "steak ndchipped potatoes" in French, is a dish consisting of a beef

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accompanied by fried chipped potatoes. It is commonly served in Belgian and French

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s, and is considered by some to be the

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of Belgium, which claims to be the country of origin. Historically,

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was commonly used for this dish. Today, more commonly, the steak is an

entrecôte ''Entrecôte'' () is a French term for a premium cut of beef used for steaks and roasts. A traditional ''entrecôte'' is a boneless cut from the rib area corresponding to the steaks known in different parts of the English-speaking world as Rib ...

also called rib eye, or scotch fillet (in Australia), pan-fried rare ("''saignant''"—literally "bloody"), in a pan reduction sauce, sometimes with hollandaise or béarnaise sauce, served with deep-fried potatoes Steak frites is the subject of a

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analysis by the French cultural theorist

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in his 1957 work ''

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''. File:Flank Steak & Frites - Cliff House - San Francisco, CA.jpg, Steak frites prepared using flank steak, at a San Francisco, California restaurant File:Steak frites.jpg, Steak frites in

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, France

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