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Richard Wright wrote :

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:41:02 GMT, "R. Fizek"
wrote:

Hi,

Was making a favorite this weekend "Swiss Steak" and was wondering
about = the origin of the name for this dish? Is it really Swiss?
Anyone have = any info.

Thanks.

An Oxford English Dictionary citation is "1947 L. P. De Gouy Gold
Cookery Bk. vi. 345 Swiss Steak. The original name of this recipe was
'Schmor Braten.' It is three centuries old."

This suggests that 'Swiss Steak' is an English name for a German
language Swiss recipe.

Another citation from OED is "1973 Black Panther 12 May 10/1 Safeway
was charged with mislabeling swiss steaks as round steak for an extra
profit of ten cents per pound."

Anyway - what is the recipe you use? And does the phrase apply to the
cut of meat or to a recipe - or to both?

AFAIK 'schmoren' is a mode of cooking which corresponds to the french
'braiser' and to the english 'stew' or 'braise' and the 'schmorbraten' is a
cut of meat from the shoulder of beef that is particularly destined to be
braised and a generic name of any braised meat recipe more than one
specific recipe.

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