<P> Filet mignon ( / ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃ / ; French for `` tender fillet '' or `` delicate / fine fillet '' ) is a steak cut of beef taken from the smaller end of the tenderloin , or psoas major of the cow carcass , usually a steer or heifer . In French this cut is always called filet de bœuf , which translates in English to beef fillet . The reason that this cut in French is always called filet de boeuf is because , in French , filet mignon always means pork tenderloin . </P>
<P> Filet mignon ( / ˌfiːleɪ ˈmiːnjɒ̃ / ; French for `` tender fillet '' or `` delicate / fine fillet '' ) is a steak cut of beef taken from the smaller end of the tenderloin , or psoas major of the cow carcass , usually a steer or heifer . In French this cut is always called filet de bœuf , which translates in English to beef fillet . The reason that this cut in French is always called filet de boeuf is because , in French , filet mignon always means pork tenderloin . </P>
where does the filet come from on a cow
where does the filet come from on a cow
the smaller end of the tenderloin , or psoas major of the cow carcass
the smaller end of the tenderloin , or psoas major of the cow carcass