succulent meat

Richly flavored flesh

Succulent meat is juicy and tender, full of flavorful moisture.

The phrase appears constantly in food writing and restaurant menus: The lamb was fall-off-the-bone succulent.

It suggests meat cooked to retain its natural juices rather than dried out.

Related

grilled · braised · marbled · flavorful · moist · steak · pork · rack of lamb · lamb · brisket · dripping · caramelized · seared · slow-cooked · pulled pork · beef brisket · rich · buttery

Opposites
moisture/juiciness

succulent meatdry meat

Preserved, dehydrated flesh

jerky

tenderness/texture

succulent meattough meat

Difficult-to-chew flesh

shoe leather

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G