fibrous connective meat
I think it is called hard or tough meat. That's all I know. Go to a steak house and ask a chef.
They actually shorten the protein strands which makes the meat more tender.
Tender meat
Yes, meat tenderizer can help make tough cuts of meat more tender by breaking down the proteins in the meat.
Meat tenderizer contains enzymes that break down tough proteins in meat by breaking the chemical bonds that hold the proteins together, making the meat more tender.
"Stick/sticks" is the present tense of "stuck". They stick their forks into the tough meat. He sticks his fork into the tough meat. "Stuck" is the past tense. He stuck his fork into the tough meat.
A meat tenderizer can be effective in tenderizing tough cuts of meat by breaking down the muscle fibers, making the meat more tender. However, the effectiveness can vary depending on the type of meat and the method of tenderizing used.
Meat tenderizers work by breaking down the tough connective tissues in meat, such as collagen, making the meat more tender. This can be achieved through enzymes, acids, or physical methods like pounding.
A meat tenderizer works by breaking down the tough muscle fibers in meat, making it more tender. This is usually done by physically pounding the meat with a tool or using enzymes to break down the proteins.
Docile cattle give tender meat. When cattle are stressed out, levels of cortisol and adrenalin hormones surge through their bodies into their muscles making the meat dark and tough. Dark meat or animals that are "dark cutters" have tough meat, and is the kind of meat consumers won't buy.
Probably not as a rule, there are a lot of different reasons for a cow to be tough, surprisingly, the best piece of meat I ever enjoyed was from an old milk cow. I don't think that blindness is a reason in itself for the meat to be tough, unless you are teaching her to read. That might be kinda tough.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was what a cowboy called corned beef. The insinuation was that it was as tough as horse meat.