r/AskMen • • 7d ago

LOOKS LIKE MEATS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS 50 things to put on steak: what's your favorite?

110 Upvotes

Putting this list together made me hungry.

Assume we're starting with a properly cooked steak: a nice crust, cooked to your preferred doneness using dry heat, whether grilled, pan-seared, or otherwise: What, if anything, is your favorite thing to put on top of it?

I've included some interesting international options below - many of which I've never tried, but are common in cultures around the world.

Do you prefer:

1. Minimalist / Traditional

  1. Salt & pepper only
  2. Compound butter / Herb butter / Garlic butter
  3. Steak sauce (A.1., HP, etc.)
  4. Worcestershire sauce

2. Classic Steakhouse Sauces

  1. Au poivre
  2. Demi-glace
  3. Bordelaise
  4. Béarnaise
  5. Steak Diane sauce
  6. Dijon mustard / Mustard cream sauce

3. European / Traditional Steakhouse Vegetable Sauces & Toppings

  1. Mushroom gravy / Sautéed mushrooms
  2. Chanterelle cream sauce (kantarellsås)
  3. Onion gravy / Caramelized onions

4. American / Southern Gravies

  1. Southern white gravy (Country gravy / Peppered cream gravy)
  2. Red-eye gravy

5. Herb-Based / Bright / Acidic

  1. Chimichurri
  2. Salsa verde
  3. Salsa roja
  4. Ponzu with grated daikon
  5. Lime / Salt and lime (muối tiêu chanh)
  6. Chermoula (Morocco / North Africa)
  7. Romesco (Spain)
  8. Mint-coriander chutney (India)
  9. Za'atar (Middle East)

6. Spicy / Chili-Based / Umami

  1. Hot sauce
  2. Soy sauce / Shoyu / Tamari - with/without wasabi, chili peppers, etc
  3. Ssamjang (Korea)
  4. Nam jim jaew (Thailand)
  5. Chinese black pepper sauce
  6. Harissa
  7. Miso butter
  8. Chili oil / Chili crisp
  9. Sambal
  10. Peanut sauce (Satay sauce / Bumbu kacang)

7. Fruit-Based / Sweet-Savory Sauces

  1. Lingonberry sauce (Nordic)
  2. Tkemali — Tart plum sauce (Georgia)
  3. Monkey gland sauce (South Africa)

8. Creamy / Garlic-Based Sauces

  1. Toum (Levant)
  2. Mayonnaise / Garlic mayonnaise / Aioli
  3. Remoulade (French, Danish, or Louisiana-style)
  4. Ranch dressing
  5. Blue cheese / Blue cheese sauce
  6. Horseradish sauce
  7. Paprika and sour cream sauce (paprikás-style)

9. Seafood-Based Sauces & Toppings

  1. Seafood cream sauce (Lobster cream sauce / Crawfish cream sauce)
  2. Crab Oscar (American steakhouse)
  3. Oyster sauce (China)
  4. Bagna càuda (Italy)
  5. Anchovy butter

10. Ketchup

  1. Ketchup

Or anything else I'm missing? Or any combination thereof?


r/AskMen • • 2h ago

What would you do if you were the last man on earth?

58 Upvotes

I’m asking this question based on the viral question posed to women.

EDIT: women are still on the earth you’re just the only guy.

Edit to the edit: thanks for the honesty even the wild ones. I honestly was curious as I saw all women post about what they would do and some said why. So was curious as to how men would handle such a situation. So we could have a larger conversation.


r/AskMen • • 2h ago

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r/AskMen • • 5h ago

Frequently Asked What is the one thing you regret doing in your 20s, career wise?

70 Upvotes

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r/AskMen • • 8h ago

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135 Upvotes

r/AskMen • • 5h ago

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r/AskMen • • 3h ago

🛑 Answers From Men Only 🛑 Have you ever dated a cheater? How did it go ?

46 Upvotes

If you’ve ever gotten into a relationship with someone who cheated previously with someone or with you, how did that relationship work out?

They always say once a cheater always a cheater.


r/AskMen • • 7h ago

How do you deal with male friends who turn competitive or toxic when the opposite gender is around?

44 Upvotes

Edit; thanks for the replies everyone.

I'm gonna generalize and give some anecdotal experiences in the first paragraph, but please bear with me.

I'm specifically talking about friends who start mocking or shooting shots at others when there's someone they find attractive at the table whom (correct grammar? idk) they are trying to impress by putting others down with off-hand comments. The type of people who suddenly have a second face, especially when alcohol and drugs get involved. Those who don't care about you the second an attractive woman is around but are good friends outside of those situations.

I'm asking because I have been in these situations a few times now and I never know how to handle it correctly when it's happening. I feel like I get defensive and awkward because of this behaviour and it mostly just ruins my night when it happens. I'm not the most confident person myself despite actively working on my confidence for a better part of a decade.

I don't want to start a fight or argument and cause a scene while it's happening, I think that could backfire massively and make me look like an asshole. So far what I've tried is confronting them at some later point and just not hanging out with these people at parties.

The reason I ask is because I would like to sustain my cool during these situations because I can't go about my life avoiding them at all times. I don't want to cut off everyone around me because they have some toxic traits. I'm interested in hearing your opinions, experiences on this.


r/AskMen • • 1h ago

Good Fucking Question Do you regret not talking to your crush?

• Upvotes

Why or why not?


r/AskMen • • 14h ago

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69 Upvotes

I like knowing what mens hobbies are, as mine ( female) are usually all art and craft based.

The mains things i hear are, working on cars, sex, fishing, hunting, i know of others who work with miniatures like 40k,

I'm curious if you all make an effort to have hobbies, what they are, or if you don't care for them and why .


r/AskMen • • 5h ago

What makes you feel at least marginally better when you're having an off/bad day?

14 Upvotes

Going through it a little bit today myself. Just one of those days when you don't feel yourself for no real reason.

Anyways, what typically makes days like this less sucky for you?


r/AskMen • • 1d ago

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389 Upvotes

r/AskMen • • 2h ago

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2 Upvotes

So this week has been rough and I think emotionally I’m still kinda raw I guess. And idk this could be such a long post about how I’m feeling, but I’ll save you the trouble. In short, I’ve been feeling stressed and anxious and sad, and I was looking for methods on how to deal with it. And I’m looking for healthy ways, not drinking or drugs. Also I’m kinda not hooking up, so nothing sex related either. How do you guys go about dealing with it? Thank you for any suggestions


r/AskMen • • 20h ago

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63 Upvotes

When it doesn’t work or you found out some early terrible news, what’s your go to combo to just let it out verbally?

Mine is “GODFUKINDAMIT”


r/AskMen • • 19h ago

Weird Question Men, when you eat a meal, do you like to have a beer or wine with your food, or do you prefer a non-alcoholic drink like Coke, tea, or water?

43 Upvotes

I have to have a tea or a Coke. I do not know why, but if I eat a meal with a beer or any alcoholic drink, the food just does not taste good to me. How about you?


r/AskMen • • 22h ago

🛑 Answers From Men Only 🛑 What moment defined the transition from boyhood to manhood for you?

76 Upvotes

I think that most of us have a moment or two that we think of as marking the end of our boyhood and the start of our manhood.

Mine is surviving a shooting when I was 21, I felt like that marked the end of my childish concerns and the start of real-life adult responsibilities.

Most men I’ve asked also mark a difficult or traumatic event as their big moment of transition, but I’m especially interested in hearing about wholesome or happy moments that marked the start of manhood.


r/AskMen • • 18h ago

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36 Upvotes

For hetero men who are in happy and fulfilled relationships, what do you do to create an environment where your woman feels safe, soft, and feminine?


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• Upvotes

r/AskMen • • 21h ago

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24 Upvotes

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r/AskMen • • 56m ago

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• Upvotes

r/AskMen • • 1d ago

What amount of age difference is weird to you?

457 Upvotes

Hi there, my 56 year old father started dating someone who is 34. I am about to turn 31 in like three days. He wanted me to meet her on my birthday when he comes to visit, and told me like two days ago.

I have never known my dad to be with anyone other than my mom, let alone someone my age. I am still processing this. How weird is this? I know they’re both consenting adults, but wtf?


r/AskMen • • 1d ago

How to plan for a lost future?

66 Upvotes

I'll try to be concise.

I'm a man and i've lived in solitude up until i was thirty-two. I didn't have any plans for the future then, and knew my life would eventually end from my own hands, it was a matter of when. My mother is still alive, so that will stop me from doing it, of course.

At thirty-two i met a woman, and we got married. She was different, like myself - or so i thought -, we had similar morals, similar views, values. We dated, we got married.

She got tired of me, changed her mind and wanted an adventurous life. She invented i was a really bad person and did many bad things to her, and just said we needed to divorce.

For four years i had done many plans, and did many things too. I knew where we would live eventually, places we would visit, where to hike, everything.

Now she doesn't want it anymore, so all those plans are gone, and i'm back to exactly where i was before, but now being thirty-six.

It's one thing to not think much of the future and have no plans when you've lived like that your whole life, it's a bit different when you lived for four years foreseeing a beautiful future, with great plans.

Some might think 'you'll find another woman', but for thirty-two i had never found one. Not because i'm better than anyone, but just because i'm not fit for what the world is, i had just accepted it. Somehow, though, now my brain does not have the capacity to simply accept that, maybe it was the taste of happiness that i had for those few years.

I would like some advice, please.

Thank you.


r/AskMen • • 1d ago

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70 Upvotes

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Those of you who joined the military, how old were you when you knew that's what you wanted to do?

86 Upvotes

r/AskMen • • 1d ago

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81 Upvotes