marbling
- noun
- /ˈmɑrbəlɪŋ/
- Specialized
- 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
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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.
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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.
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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
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.