page_title: Surf and turf
hierarchical_section_title: Surf and turf
caption_attribution_description: English: Surf and turf: steak and three prawns, served with spicy mayonnaise and side salad.
context_page_description: Surf and turf or surf 'n' turf is a main course combining seafood and red meat. A typical seafood component would be lobster, prawns, shrimp, squid or scallops, any of which could be steamed, grilled or breaded and fried. The meat is typically beef steak, although others may be used. One standard combination is lobster tail and filet mignon.
  Surf and turf is eaten in steakhouses in the United States, Canada UK and Australia, and may also be available in some British/Irish-style pubs in those countries.
  Surf and turf is often considered as an example of conspicuous consumption and kitsch, as it combines two expensive foods which are not normally considered to be complementary:
  Surf 'n' turf is an example of the voracious rapture that defines much classic kitsch: adding two swanky things together in hopes of doubling their value, and in fact winding up with a flatulent faux pas.
  ...the point of surf 'n' turf is to maximize hedonistic extravagance...
  — Jane & Michael Stern, 1990
  This meal is stunt food. It exists because it's a way for restaurants to package the two most expensive items on the menu—tenderloin and lobster—into one ostentatious price tag.
context_section_description: Surf and turf or surf 'n' turf is a main course combining seafood and red meat. A typical seafood component would be lobster (either lobster tail or a whole lobster), prawns, shrimp, squid or scallops,  any of which could be steamed, grilled or breaded and fried.  The meat is typically beef steak, although others may be used. One standard combination is lobster tail and filet mignon.
  Surf and turf is eaten in steakhouses in the United States, Canada UK and Australia, and may also be available in some British/Irish-style pubs in those countries.
  Surf and turf is often considered as an example of conspicuous consumption and kitsch, as it combines two expensive foods which are not normally considered to be complementary:
  Surf 'n' turf is an example of the voracious rapture that defines much classic kitsch: adding two swanky things together in hopes of doubling their value, and in fact winding up with a flatulent faux pas.
  
  ...the point of surf 'n' turf is to maximize hedonistic extravagance...
  — Jane & Michael Stern, 1990
  This meal is stunt food. It exists because it's a way for restaurants to package the two most expensive items on the menu—tenderloin and lobster—into one ostentatious price tag. Otherwise, these two items don't even go together. It's the most conspicuous of conspicuous consumption, and maybe even a little cliché.
  — Jared Stone, 2015
caption: Steak and three shrimp, served with spicy mayonnaise, side salad and fries
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