 | English  | German |  |
 | tough {adj} [meat; constitution] | 4194 zäh [Fleisch; Konstitution] |  |
 | gastr. chewy {adj} [meat] | 2456 zäh |  |
 | lean {adj} [also of meat, food] | 1677 mager [auch Fleisch etc.] |  |
 | gastr. lean {adj} [meat] | 628 fettarm |  |
 | gastr. tender {adj} [meat] | 172 mürbe |  |
 | gastr. stringy {adj} [meat] | 109 zäh [Fleisch] |  |
 | rubbery {adj} [pej.] [meat] | 48 zäh [gummiartig] [Fleisch] |  |
 | gastr. overcooked {adj} {past-p} [meat] | 15 verbraten |  |
 | FoodInd. gastr. deboned {adj} {past-p} [meat] | 9 entbeint |  |
 | chewy {adj} [meat] | 8 zach [bayer.] [österr.] [ugs.] [zäh] |  |
 | ground {adj} {past-p} [meat] | 7 durchgedreht [Fleisch durch den Wolf] |  |
 | gastr. [refers to meat and sausages made at one's own butchery] {adv} | aus Eigenschlachtung |  |
 | fresh {adj} [e.g. air, fruit, meat] | Frisch- [z. B. Luft, Obst, Fleisch] |  |
 | gastr. jellied {adj} [meat, eel, etc.] | in Aspik [nachgestellt] |  |
 | rubbery {adj} [meat] | wie Gummi |  |
 | rubbery {adj} [pej.] [meat] | zäh wie Gummi [postpos.] [pej.] [Fleisch] |  |
 | FoodInd. gastr. unboned {adj} [without the bones removed (meat)] | mit Knochen [nachgestellt] |  |
Verbs |
 | to beat sth. [carpet, meat, rhythm etc.] | 401 etw. klopfen [Teppich, Fleisch, Takt etc.] |  |
 | gastr. to hash [meat] | 111 haschieren |  |
 | FoodInd. to cure [meat, fish etc.] | 48 haltbarmachen |  |
 | gastr. to spit [meat] | 43 aufspießen [Fleisch] |  |
 | gastr. to overcook [meat, etc.] | 36 verbraten |  |
 | gastr. to baste sth. [meat with melted butter, broth, etc.] | 32 etw. bestreichen [Fleisch mit Fett / Butter, Sauce usw.] |  |
 | gastr. to bone sth. [meat] | 28 etw. ausbeinen |  |
 | gastr. to dress sth. [prepare meat, chicken, fish, etc. so it can be eaten] | 12 etw. herrichten |  |
 | to pack [fish, meat in tin, etc] | 9 abpacken |  |
 | to shred [meat] | 9 schnetzeln [südd.] |  |
 | gastr. to baste sth. [meat, fish] | 8 etw. arrosieren [fachspr.] [Bratenstücke, Fisch] |  |
 | gastr. to prepare sth. [meat, fish, poultry] | 7 etw. parieren [zurichten, vorbereiten, das Abschneiden von Sehnen und Fett] |  |
 | to butcher [to kill or cut up an animal for meat] | metzgern [regional] [Tiere schlachten, abschlachten] |  |
 | gastr. to chop sth. [meat, vegetables etc.] | etw. klein schneiden |  |
 | gastr. to mince sth. [put meat through a meat grinder] | etw.Akk. wolfen [fachspr.] [Fleisch durch den Fleischwolf drehen] |  |
 | gastr. to mop sth. [meat, fish etc., with butter, garlic or mopping sauce] | etw. (mit einem Pinsel) bestreichen [z. B. Fleisch, Fisch während des Grillens] |  |
 | gastr. to simmer sth. [meat] | etw. schmoren lassen [Fleisch] |  |
 | FoodInd. gastr. to tenderize sth. [esp. meat, fish] | etw.Akk. mürbe machen [bes. Fleisch, Fisch] |  |
Nouns |
 | gastr. [type of meat loaf found in Austria and parts of Germany and Switzerland] | 1843 Leberkäse {m} |  |
 | gastr. brisket [of meat] | 506 Bruststück {n} |  |
 | gastr. tools grinder [for meat] | 345 Fleischwolf {m} |  |
 | gastr. broth [meat broth] | 283 Fleischbrühe {f} |  |
 | gastr. burger [esp. Br.] [just the meat] | 119 Bulette {f} [ostd.] |  |
 | gastr. gravy [using juice from roast meat] | 88 Bratensaft {m} |  |
 | gastr. scallop [slice of meat] | 84 Schnitzel {n} [annäherungsweise] |  |
 | tenderness [of meat etc.] | 67 Zartheit {f} |  |
 | gastr. [vegetables, meat balls, dumplings, etc. added to a clear soup] | 63 Einlage {f} |  |
 | gastr. [joint of meat including ribs] | 62 Rippenstück {n} |  |
 | gastr. joint [of meat] | 46 Keule {f} |  |
 | gastr. rissole [esp. Aus.] [meat patty] | 27 Frikadelle {f} |  |
 | gastr. hist. cat [esp. as meat in times of famine] | 13 Dachhase {m} [ugs.] [Hauskatze, bes. als Fleischgericht in Notzeiten] |  |
 | gastr. fond [caramelized drippings from meat juices, used to make gravy] | 13 Fond {m} [Bratensaft von Fleisch od. Geflügel, für Saucenzubereitung] |  |
 | gastr. Bündnerfleisch [air-dried meat produced in the Grisons canton of Switzerland] | 12 Bündnerfleisch {n} [schweiz.] |  |