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marbling

marbling

1 6.1
Thin white lines of fat inside meat that make it juicier and more tender
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑrbəlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : marmoleo
  • Sueiro et al. (1995) also rated marbling class 2 as the most frequent classification for GB calves.
  • marbling of fat
  • good marbling
  • more marbling

Examples

  • Furthermore, this study reported that as long as the carcass weight increases, the number of carcasses included in marbling level 1 decreases while the muscular marbling carcasses get higher scores.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Mere children still, succulent with baby fat, streaks of blonde like marbling in their char-brown hair, like mottled sunlight, darkening as they grew old before their time.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It's all in the marbling.

    Blog text (3)
  • Look for good marbling throughout the steak, which will yield the best flavor profile.

    Blog text (3)
  • To check their marbling.

  • 100% chuck (one with nice marbling) for most recipes, although for burgers I use half chuck and half sirloin.

    Blog text (21)
  • On the contrary, among all four muscles, visual marbling scores were significantly (P < 0.05) the highest in the LD muscles.

    Academic text (2014)
  • This is Wagyu beef, one of the most expensive meats in the world, produced in Japan and prized for its rich marbling and buttery taste.

  • Furthermore, this study reported that as long as the carcass weight increases, the number of carcasses included in marbling level 1 decreases while the muscular marbling carcasses get higher scores.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The USDA grades meat Prime, Choice, or Select according to the amount of fat marbling it contains.

How Marbled

marbling
  • Specialized
1 6.1
lean
108 2.5

Surface Forms

marbling singular
marblings plural

Morphology

marbling = marble (semi-transparent) = marble + ing

Derived from 'marble' + '-ing' via the verb 'to marble'; the connection to the stone's streaks is clear but the culinary sense specific to intramuscular fat is a specialized metaphor not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Marbling comes from marble ('stone') + -ing, because the thin white fat in meat looks like the pale lines in marble. So marbling in beef means those streaks of fat that make the meat juicier and more tender.