tenderizer

A substance, such as the plant enzyme papain, applied to meat to make it tender.

• 🇵🇹Substância, como a enzima vegetal papaína, aplicada à carne para amaciá-la; também aparelho ou instrumento usado para amaciar carne.

1. Meat tenderizer B1 formal culinary

   A substance, often containing enzymes like papain, used to soften meat fibers and make it easier to chew.

   • She sprinkled meat tenderizer on the steak before grilling.
   • Papain, found in papaya, is a common ingredient in tenderizers.
   • Using a tenderizer can make tough cuts of meat more palatable.

   🇵🇹Amaciante de carne

• tenderizers plural form
• tenderizers' possessive plural form
• tenderizer's possessive singular form