meats
Deli counter offerings
Meats is the plural of meat, referring to different kinds or cuts of animal flesh used as food: The deli offers a variety of cured meats.
A butcher shop displays meats.
A charcuterie board features assorted meats.
The plural emphasizes variety or categories rather than meat as a mass substance: processed meats, red meats, lunch meats.
Uncooked cured Italian ham
- pancettaItalian salt-cured belly
- baconCured smoked pork
- hamCured pig thigh
- salamiCured, seasoned sausage
pepperoni · pastrami · jamon · speck · chorizo · sausage · jerky · biltong
Lower chest of cattle
- sirloinUpper hindquarter beef cut
- ribeyeTender marbled steak cut
- filetBoneless piece of meat
- t-boneStrike vehicle perpendicularly
chuck · flank · shank · loin · round · tenderloin · cutlet · chop
Slow-cook over coals
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- searBurn the outside
- skewersPointed rods for cooking
kebab · marinade · grill marks · tongs · basting · charring · mesquite · hickory
One who sells cuts
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- deboningRemoving skeletal structure
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
aging · tenderizing · abattoir · offal · trimming · carving · slicing · hanging
Folded amino chain
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
- ironElement twenty-six
- zincElement thirty
- B12Cobalt-containing essential nutrient
creatine · collagen · saturated fat · cholesterol · calories · lean · marbled · grass-fed
Seasoned ground protein spheres
- meatloafBaked ground beef dish
- stewSlow-simmered meat dish
- roastDry-heat cooking method
- casseroleSlow-cooked oven dish
curry · tagine · stir-fry · schnitzel · roulade · terrine · pâté · bolognese
prosciutto
Uncooked cured Italian ham
salami · pepperoni · pastrami · jamon · speck · chorizo · sausage · jerky · biltong · lox
brisket
Lower chest of cattle
t-bone · chuck · flank · shank · loin · round · tenderloin · cutlet · chop · steak
beef
Bovine meat for eating
turkey · duck · venison · veal · goat · mutton · rabbit · bison · elk · boar
barbecue
Slow-cook over coals
skewers · kebab · marinade · grill marks · tongs · basting · charring · mesquite · hickory · briquettes
butcher
One who sells cuts
marbling · aging · tenderizing · abattoir · offal · trimming · carving · slicing · hanging · dressing
protein
Folded amino chain
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
- ironElement twenty-six
- zincElement thirty
B12 · creatine · collagen · saturated fat · cholesterol · calories · lean · marbled · grass-fed · organic
meatballs
Seasoned ground protein spheres
casserole · curry · tagine · stir-fry · schnitzel · roulade · terrine · pâté · bolognese · goulash
tender
Soft or sore
tough · stringy · fatty · lean · marbled · moist · dry · crispy · crunchy · gamey
roasting
Cooking with dry heat
stewing · smoking · poaching · simmering · curing · grilling · broiling · sous vide · slow cooking · pan-searing
- food termsprotein, carbohydrate, flavor, fat, taste
- vacuum-sealedfreezer bags, bags, pouches, containers, jars
- foodfish, burger, casserole, fruits, fruit
- foodstuffsgrains, fruits, vegetables, dairy, poultry
- groceriesfruits, grocery store, melons, supermarket, watermelon
- foodsapple, beef, bananas, bacon, banana
meatsvegetables
Edible plants, not fruits
produce · plant proteins · fruits · greens · tofu
- red meatMammal flesh for eating
- white meatPale poultry portions
- dead meatSlang for doomed person
- raw meatAnimal tissue, unheated
- game meatFlesh from hunted animals
- fresh meatNaive new targets
meat, meatball, meaty, mealtime, meatless, meatier, meatiest, meatiness, meathook