Potassium acid tartrate is mentioned as tartar.
Tatar is a term that has an unclear etymological origin and multiple uses. The concept may refer to potassium acid tartrate : a salt of the organic compound known as tartaric acid .
Tartar, in this sense, is found in the juice of the grape . Due to its action, a particular crust develops on the side walls and at the bottom of the containers where the fermentation of the must takes place during the winemaking process.
The term Tatar in gastronomy
Cream of tartar or cream of tartar , on the other hand, is potassium hydrogen tartrate. It is an acidic salt of potassium that is part of tartaric acid . Cream of tartar is used in various gastronomic preparations to minimize the loss of color of vegetables when boiled, reduce sugar crystallization or stabilize egg whites, to name a few possibilities.
Steak tartar or steak tartare is a dish made with raw minced meat, capers, onion, pepper and other ingredients. Due to the risks involved in eating uncooked beef, the recipe lost reputation over the years.
Also in the kitchen we find tartar sauce , the preparation of which involves the use of mustard, mayonnaise, olives, capers, pickled gherkins, radishes and onion.
Steak tartar is prepared with raw minced meat.
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The Tatars , on the other hand, were several ancient peoples of the region of Siberia and Eastern Europe , who conquered various European and Asian territories in the 13th century . This name, which serves to refer to the so-called Turkic peoples (those whose languages belong to the homonymous family, spoken in territories ranging from Turkey to Central Asia and with strong links between them, and who have cultural and historical traits in common) comes from from Dada or Ta-ta , a Mongolian tribe , from the 5th century .
The first time that the term Tatar was used to refer to these peoples was in reference to those who dominated regions of Europe and Asia led by the Mongols, during the 13th century . Later, practically all nomadic invaders originating from Asia , whether from its western part or Mongolia, received the same name.
In Russia , for example, until the 1920s the term Tatar was used to talk about various peoples , including the Siberian tribes and the Azeri Turks. To this day, the majority of Tatars are found in southern and central Russia , mainly in the republic of Tatarstan , belonging to the Volga Federal District .
The Tatars, who numbered 10 million towards the end of the 20th century, are mostly Sunni Muslims, although this does not mean that many of them practice Orthodox Christianity. So much so that in Tatarstan , and especially in its capital, Kazan , there is an interesting combination of churches and mosques (55% of its inhabitants are Muslims).
In the same way, it must be taken into account that there is also what is known as the Tatar language , which is currently spoken by more than six million people around the world. Specifically, it is spoken in certain areas of Russia .
Book "The Heart of the Tartar"
The Spanish journalist and writer Rosa Montero published a novel titled "The Heart of the Tartar" in 2001 . The protagonist, Zarza , is a young woman with an apparently balanced life: she has managed to develop a career and feels comfortable and almost happy with her existence. The conflict originates when he receives a message from a person from the past whom he fears and hates. From that moment on, the young woman will have to face her ghosts and review certain events from her childhood that will force her to recognize her mistakes and forgive herself for them.
The fundamental themes of this story are the betrayal, shame and pain that both bring. Beyond the perfect framework and the way in which Montero works the tension of this novel, it stands out for its simple, careful language and clean prose.
Other uses of the term
In addition to everything stated above, we cannot ignore that it is also currently used in our current culture in very diverse ways. Tartarus is a character from the manga series “Fairy Tail” and is a kind of prison for evildoers that exists in the children's production “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” .
All this without forgetting either that figures with that same name appear in video games such as “Halo 2” and as a key space of the underworld in the set of novels “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” , which have been created by the writer Richard Russell .
Likewise, Tatar is a term that is also used within the field of mythology . It is used to refer to a prison that existed for titans and that was identified, among many other things, by the fact that it is presented in the form of an abyss of unimaginable depths. It was said to be located in the underworld and has both a role in Roman and Greek mythology.
Tartar, finally, may be the name for the tartar that forms on the teeth .