nục nạc

Thịt lợn nục nạc được bày bán ở quầy hàng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lean (of meat): Describes meat that is entirely or almost entirely composed of lean muscle tissue, with no or very little fat or bone.
   • All lean: Emphasizes that a cut of meat is pure muscle, lacking the marbling of fat or the presence of gristle or bone.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thịt bò này nục nạc quá, không có chút mỡ nào. (This beef is too lean; there's no fat at all.)
  • Tôi thích mua phần thịt nục nạc để nấu cho người ăn kiêng. (I like to buy the all-lean cut of meat to cook for people on a diet.)
  • Con gà này toàn thịt nục nạc. (This chicken is all lean meat.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a comparative or evaluative sense when purchasing or describing meat, highlighting its composition as a positive (for health) or negative (for flavor/juiciness) trait.
  • Thịt nục nạc thường khô hơn khi nấu nếu không biết cách chế biến. (Lean meat often turns out drier when cooked if you don't know how to prepare it properly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nạc (adj): Lean (meat). This is the more common, general term for lean meat. "Nục nạc" is an emphatic form of "nạc."
  • Thịt nạc heo (Lean pork).

Synonyms

• Lean: Having little fat.
• All lean: Composed solely of lean tissue.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, the word is sometimes used in the phrase "toàn là thịt nục nạc" (it's all lean meat) to emphasize that something is all substance with no filler or unwanted parts, extending the metaphor beyond food.
  • Bài báo này toàn là thịt nục nạc, không có nội dung thừa. (This article is all substance; there's no filler content.)