bistek

English

Bistek

Etymology

From Tagalog bistek, from Spanish bistec, from English beefsteak. Doublet of beefsteak and bifshtek.

Noun

bistek (uncountable)

1. A Filipino dish consisting of thinly-sliced beefsteak braised in soy sauce, calamansi juice, garlic, ground black pepper, and onions cut into rings.

   Synonym: bistek tagalog

   • 2020, Alvin Cailan with Alexandra Cuerdo, “The Evolution of Bistek”, in Amboy: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, “Portland Runaway” section, page 246:

     Recently, I started making bistek in a pan, using New York strip or skirt steak.

   • 2024 August 21, Kelli Shiroma Braiotta, “Filipino food with a twist”, in Crave (Honolulu Star-Advertiser), Honolulu, Haw., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, columns 1–2:

     Bestsellers on the menu include chicken inasal ($16) — Filipino-style char-grilled lemongrass chicken with calamansi ponzu — and bistek and egg ($18). The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.

   • 2025 February 7, Keith Pandolfi, “Restaurants”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer, volume 184th, number 255, Cincinnati, Oh., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5D, column 1:

     The menu includes rice and noodle bowls topped with Filipino specialties such as chicken adobo, sisig (minced pork) and bistek (thinly sliced beef braised in soy sauce).

Further reading

• bistek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch biefstuk.

Noun

bistek (plural bistek-bistek)

1. steak

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bistik

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bistec, from English beefsteak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bisˈtek/ [bɪsˈt̪ɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ek
• Syllabification: bis‧tek

Noun

bisték (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. beefsteak (especially bistek)

Derived terms

• bistekin
• ibistek

See also

• asado

Further reading

• “bistek”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018