variety meat

noun

: an edible part (such as the liver or tongue) of a slaughter animal other than skeletal muscle

Examples of variety meat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After China, Mexico is the world's largest buyer of offal, also called variety meats, the group said. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026

Hispanic shoppers are almost three times as likely as the overall population to buy variety meats, according to market-research firm Nielsen. — Benjamin Parkin, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018

China is the third-largest market for American pigs and the biggest market for variety meats (pig feet, livers and hearts), which most Americans do not eat. — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018

As variety meats go, intestines are not at the top of my list. — Pete Wells, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018

Cook ground pork patties and ground pork mixtures such as meat loaf to 160 °F, and all organ and variety meats (heart, kidney, and liver) to 160 °F. — Sasha Henriques, Woman's Day, 4 Sep. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for variety meat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

variety meat

noun

: an edible part (as the liver or tongue) of a slaughter animal other than skeletal muscle