On 2021-05-04 7:51 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Filet Minon. A petite/petit (don't argue language semantics) beef
>>> filet, about 2 inches thick. Quite nice!
>>
>> OK but fairly bland. I will never buy one again.
>> Many other cuts of beef have more flavor.
>
> I like them for a shift now and again but not really my top choice here.
>
> Oh, Gary Petite/Petit is one of those things that vary by language.
> French vs American version of English. Possible Jill has perused a lot
> of French recipes (nothing wrong with that). It's a feminine noun set
> I believe so petit is actually correct in French. It would be petite
> in American English to carry same 'sense of meaning' over.
>

Actually, it is an adjective and in French there is often add an e to
the adjective of a feminine noun.