Etymology

beef wellington

Today it means: A fillet of beef tenderloin steak coated with pâté de foie gras and a duxelles of mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry and baked. Full definition →

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The story

Named after an unknown person. There is no definite connection to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.