On 3/31/10 01:06 , m II wrote:
D. Peter Maus wrote:

GW has said that the French don't even HAVE a word for 'Filet mignon'


Actually, he was correct. The French don't have a word for 'Filet
Mignon' because 'Filet Mignon' is an American recipe, appearing in the
mid 1890's.

The French call their filet of tenderloin 'tournedos', and 'filet de
bœuf.'

Only in the US are these cuts sold as 'filet mignon.'


I wonder what Entrepreneur thought that up..

You may want to re-examine your Wiki sources. The *words* first appeared
in American print at some early date. There is no mention of the
culinary creation being of American origin.


Actually, in my chef's class at the university, we studied
origins of cuts at length. The cut showed up in restaurants in the
mid 1890s. In American restaurants.



Some others credit the writings of O. Henry, circa 1906, as the original
introduction of the term to North Americans. The Oxford dictionary
claims a French origin, as do others.

Which would be after it was introduced to the menu in the 1890's.
Wow, you sound like you went to Chicago public schools.