Absolutely medium-rare. If it's rarer than that, it's okay. And you're right, anything over medium is blasphemy, and doesn't even taste like meat any more -- even burgers.
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol
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