Filleting Fish... The term ‘fish fillet’ comes from the French word ‘filet”, meaning a thread or strip, and “fish fillet” refers to the flesh of a fish that has been cut or sliced away from the bone, through lengthwise cutting along one side of the fish parallel to the backbone. In Chef Instructor Michelle Tredoux’s class, students revisited the fabrication of a whole round fish they had learned in their primary module. And portioned it into fillet sizes and prepared Fish a La Meuniere with Lemo