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variety meat
noun
: an edible part (such as the liver or tongue) of a slaughter animal other than skeletal muscle
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Meanwhile, through February, pork and pork variety meat exports accounted for 31 percent of all U.S. production, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
—Fox News, 24 June 2020
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
Exports of pork variety meats to China fell by 26% in the first half of 2018 from a year earlier, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
—Benjamin Parkin, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
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
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Word History
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above
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“Variety meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20meat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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variety meat
noun
: an edible part (as the liver or tongue) of a slaughter animal other than skeletal muscle
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