There are many parts of a steak, such as beef ribs, beef tenderloin, beef spine, and spine meat, of which the steak made from beef tenderloin is what we often call filet mignon. In addition, there are different degrees of doneness of steak, such as fully cooked steak, medium rare steak, one minute cooked steak, and so on.

Steak, or porterhouse steak, is sliced beef and is one of the common foods in Western cuisine. Steak is cooked by frying and grilling. In medieval Europe, pork and lamb were the edible meat of the common people, while beef was the high-class meat of the princes and nobles, and the noble beef was cooked by them with pepper and spices that also enjoyed a prestigious status at that time, and served on special occasions to show the owner's noble status.