filet

English translation: smoked tenderloin or ham

18:11 May 24, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Danish term or phrase: filet
Part of an answer on a consumer questionnaire: "1 stk trekornsbrød m smørristet,evt m filet" (sic). What's a Dane most likely to intend among the different types (meat, poultry, fish) available? I'm guessing this is something like the "røget filet" at http://www.defco.dk/roeget_filet.asp, but I need more confidence in my choice than I have now.
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 09:10
English translation:smoked tenderloin or ham
Explanation:
Whenever my mother-in-law served ´røget filet´, it was ham or pork tenderloin.

I could not get your link to work, but there is a very similar one here, which might. Definitely ham.
http://www.defco.dk/roeget_filet_foodservice.asp
Røget filet
Varenummer:
90099860
Varefakta:
91% svinefilet, salt, antioxidanter (E326, E301), glucosesirup af majs, vand konserveringsmiddel ( E250).
Bakteriologiske parametre: Grænseværdier i henhold til enhver tid gældende EU-forordning og bekendtgørelse.



Personally, I do not like the smoked ham flavour, but if you ask for filet at a delicatessen or butcher´s, it is meat. It also comes in packs in the supermarket counters.

http://annenaturglad.blogspot.com/2010/12/broccolisalat-med-...

Fish fillets are also very popular, but they tend to be specified - fiskefilet, rødspættefilet, torskefilet etc.
As is oksefilet, skinkefilet...

Fish fillets are traditionally served on rye bread. Accompaniments are capers, cress, a slice of lemon and remoulade, or classic arrangements with shrimps...

While the item served on a roll or toast, which my mother-in-law served on half of a thickly buttered home-made bolle was smoked ham.

Velbekomme!

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-24 20:07:45 GMT)
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http://www.defco.dk/mesterpaalaeg_gravad_filet.asp
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 15:10
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2smoked tenderloin or ham
Christine Andersen
4fillet
Inga kalbak (X)
3 +1fish fillet
Y. Peraza


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fillet


Explanation:
Danes are known for loving cod fish fillet fried in butter on an open sandwich.

Inga kalbak (X)
United States
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fish fillet


Explanation:
Weird they want to put it on a trekornsbrød instead of the classic rugbrød, but anyway, this must be a fiskefilet.

Which fish you make the filet from, well, that'a another question. It could be cod as Inga mentions, but any flat fish would do: sole, plaice, etc.

Y. Peraza
Local time: 15:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Davies: I would be inclined to agree, Yaiza!
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
smoked tenderloin or ham


Explanation:
Whenever my mother-in-law served ´røget filet´, it was ham or pork tenderloin.

I could not get your link to work, but there is a very similar one here, which might. Definitely ham.
http://www.defco.dk/roeget_filet_foodservice.asp
Røget filet
Varenummer:
90099860
Varefakta:
91% svinefilet, salt, antioxidanter (E326, E301), glucosesirup af majs, vand konserveringsmiddel ( E250).
Bakteriologiske parametre: Grænseværdier i henhold til enhver tid gældende EU-forordning og bekendtgørelse.



Personally, I do not like the smoked ham flavour, but if you ask for filet at a delicatessen or butcher´s, it is meat. It also comes in packs in the supermarket counters.

http://annenaturglad.blogspot.com/2010/12/broccolisalat-med-...

Fish fillets are also very popular, but they tend to be specified - fiskefilet, rødspættefilet, torskefilet etc.
As is oksefilet, skinkefilet...

Fish fillets are traditionally served on rye bread. Accompaniments are capers, cress, a slice of lemon and remoulade, or classic arrangements with shrimps...

While the item served on a roll or toast, which my mother-in-law served on half of a thickly buttered home-made bolle was smoked ham.

Velbekomme!

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-24 20:07:45 GMT)
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http://www.defco.dk/mesterpaalaeg_gravad_filet.asp

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 15:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Christine. Your link is essentially the same as mine, only better executed by you. ;-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Signe Golly: My first instinct was also that this refers to meat/lunch meat. However, I was somewhat thrown off by the "m smørristet" - are they talking about the bread?
9 hrs
  -> Yes, what is smørristet? Something seems to be missing. Mushrooms? It is impossible to guess.

agree  aic: I would guess that it is the bread that is "smørristet" and exactly because it is white bread, I think it is the meat version. As dane I would never put a fish filet on anything but "rugbrød"!
20 hrs
  -> Same here. People are getting 'creative' about food, but there are usually good reasons why the old traditions became traditions in the first place!
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