tenderizer

Thân thiện

The chef sprinkles a meat tenderizer onto the steak.

Definition

Noun: A substance used to make meat softer and easier to chew or cut by breaking down its proteins and connective tissues.

Examples of Usage

• The chef used a commercial tenderizer on the tough steak before grilling it.
• For a natural option, you can use pineapple juice as a meat tenderizer.
• The recipe calls for a teaspoon of meat tenderizer to be rubbed into the surface.

Advanced Usage

• Enzymatic tenderizer: Refers to a tenderizer that uses natural enzymes (like papain from papaya or bromelain from pineapple) to catalyze the breakdown of proteins.
  • Papain is a powerful enzymatic tenderizer.
• Mechanical tenderizer: While not a substance, this term is related and refers to a tool (like a mallet with blades) that physically breaks down meat fibers. The substance itself is sometimes called a "chemical tenderizer" in contrast.
  • For a quick fix, a mechanical tool is used, but for deeper penetration, a marinade with a tenderizer is better.

Variants and Related Words

• Tenderize (verb): To make meat tender.
  • You should tenderize the meat before cooking.
• Tenderization (noun): The process of making something tender.
  • The tenderization process took several hours.

Synonyms

• Softener
• Tenderizing agent

Related Phrases

• Meat tenderizer: The most common full term for the substance.
  • Check the label on the meat tenderizer for ingredients.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tenderiser