marbling
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When the time comes, these ultra-luxe turkeys are hand-plucked, then hung like gamebirds for about a week, which serves to concentrate flavor and tenderize the meat, already succulent with a generous marbling of intramuscular fat. — Elizabeth G. Dunn And Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, "The Battle for Thanksgiving Heats Up," 31 Oct. 2018 Also, only steaks with a lot of marbling benefit from aging, so don't worry about buying dry-aged lean cuts like tenderloin. — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, "Why dry-aged steak is superior, and where to buy it in Chicago for cooking at home," 14 June 2018 Look for good marbling, the white specs of fat within the muscle of the steak. — Nancy Stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "5 meats to master on the grill: We went back to school to learn the best techniques," 29 May 2018 Just as in Europe faux marbling provided a cheaper alternative to stone, the painter here substituted pigments for brocade—eloquent testimony to the preciousness of textiles. — Lee Lawrence, WSJ, "‘Dramatic Threads: Textiles of Asia’ Review: The Very Fabric of Asian Societies," 17 Mar. 2018 That same Akaushi — a breed famous for its Kobe-style marbling — made for steak tartare as sleek as an Hermes scarf, a fine grind accessorized with a raw quail egg, capers, dijon mustard and a horseradish rush. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "Review: Fairmount’s Silo Prime a dimmer version of Silo excellence," 8 Mar. 2018 Lean pieces of meat that have little to no fat marbling are best for whole muscle jerky. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: More Wisconsin hunters making their own venison sausage," 17 Feb. 2018 Assoulin took the marbling technique and ran with it, creating a patchwork silk handkerchief dress that was the star of the show, worn with craftsy ceramic jewelry. — Booth Moore, The Hollywood Reporter, "When the Runway Is a Party," 14 Feb. 2018 Both pick up a good marbling of char from the grill — gas, not charcoal, but still the smoke goes deep. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "Uighur Specialties, With Lamb Front and Center, at Kebab Empire," 8 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'marbling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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