Fish Steak & Fillet Preparations

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By Jeni Wright, Eric Treuille and Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1996

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Steaks and fillets can be cut from both round and flat fish. The French distinguish between dames, steaks cut from round fish, and tronçons, steaks cut from large fiat fish. Fish steaks are cut thicker and are quite robust; fish fillets are thinner than steaks and therefore more fragile.