Kalmar "nama ta minti" tana nufin yankakken naman sa, yawanci daga sirloin ko zagaye, wanda ake saurin dafa shi, sau da yawa a soya ko gasa, na ɗan gajeren lokaci, yawanci kusan minti ɗaya a kowane gefe. Sunan "minti" yana nufin ɗan gajeren lokacin dafa abinci da ake buƙata don shirya nama, maimakon girmansa. Sakamakon naman naman da aka samu galibi yana da taushi kuma mai daɗi, tare da ɗan ɗanɗanon waje.