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Montreal steak spice

Montreal steak spice noun: a spice mix; the traditional spices used to rub steaks and flavour grilled meats in Central Canada and the U.S. Northeast, New England, originating from late 19th century and early 20th century Jewish steakhouses and delis of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, of Eastern European traditions, based on a traditional pickling dry-rub mix used in preparing Montreal smoked meat. Now also used as a condiment.

Noun

Montreal steak spice (usually uncountable, plural Montreal steak spices)

  1. (usually) A spice mix; the traditional spices used to rub steaks and flavour grilled meats in Central Canada and the U.S. Northeast, New England, originating from late 19th century and early 20th century Jewish steakhouses and delis of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, of Eastern European traditions, based on a traditional pickling dry-rub mix used in preparing Montreal smoked meat. Now also used as a condiment.
    Synonyms:
    Montreal steak spice seasoning, Montreal steak spices seasoning, Montreal steak seasoning, Montreal steak seasonings, Montreal seasoning, Montreal seasonings, Montreal steak rub, Montreal spices

Synonyms of Montreal steak spice

Forms of Montreal steak spice

pluralMontreal steak spices
alternative formMontreal steak spices
alternative formMontreal-style steak spice
alternative formMontreal-style steak spices

Origin of Montreal steak spice

From Montreal + steak + spice.

Questions about Montreal steak spice

What does Montreal steak spice mean?
Montreal steak spice means a spice mix; the traditional spices used to rub steaks and flavour grilled meats in Central Canada and the U.S. Northeast, New England, originating from late 19th century and early 20th century Jewish steakhouses and delis of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, of Eastern European traditions, based on a traditional pickling dry-rub mix used in preparing Montreal smoked meat. Now also used as a condiment.
What part of speech is Montreal steak spice?
Montreal steak spice is a noun.
What is the plural of Montreal steak spice?
The plural of Montreal steak spice is Montreal steak spices.

Words near Montreal steak spice in the dictionary

  1. Montreal procedure
  2. Montreal Protocol
  3. Montreal seasoning
  4. Montreal seasonings
  5. Montreal steak seasoning
  6. Montreal steak spice
  7. Montreal steak spices
  8. Montrealer
  9. Montrealers
  10. Montrealese
  11. Montreil

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