Another disappointment was the elk: thin, rare slices in a berry sauce.

A similarly constructed tuna salad - with rare slices - was another lunchtime treat.

Where this occurs, rare slices of ocean crust, known as ophiolites, are preserved on land.

She had given him a rare slice, and blood dripped from the fork.

Equally fine were rare slices of beef crowned with cucumber matchsticks in a vinegar sauce powered by chili peppers.

He cooked the offending rare slices further right on the rim of the sizzling platter.

Thick rare slices of duck breast are topped with fried lotus root and served with the leg, which has been braised in a mild curry.

The fish is served in rare slices, with a salsa of sweet corn and mango, and a slick of cilantro pesto on the side.

'No,' Strand said, trying to pay attention to the delicious rare slice of lamb on his plate.

And the liver here is a big, rare slice, as satisfying as steak.