suety

Like rendered drippings

Suety describes something resembling or containing suet, the hard white fat found around animal kidneys used in cooking.

The word typically characterizes foods with a heavy, greasy, or fatty quality: The pudding had a dense, suety texture.

It can also describe an unappealingly pale or doughy appearance in a person's complexion.

texture

greasy

Covered in slick fat

clumpy · crumbly · solid · rendered · gristly · marbled · lumpy · white · firm · shredded

cooking

tallow

Rendered animal fat

pastry · dumplings · piecrust · pudding · savory · baking · roasting · stewing · traditional · British

fattiness

tallow

Rendered animal fat

lipid · saturated · cholesterol · marbling · oleaginous · buttery · porky · corpulent · plumpness · flab

Opposites
fat content

suetyfat-free

Without dietary lipids

nonfat · fatless · lean · defatted · low-fat

texture/mouthfeel

suetydry

Free from moisture

light · crisp · clean · lean · stringy

Phrases
Family

suet, suets

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G