noun
- the quality or state of containing gristle; the condition of being gristly or tough and fibrous
Usage: uncountable noun; commonly used in culinary contexts
Examples
- The gristliness of the meat made it difficult to chew.
- Customers complained about the gristliness of the steak.
- The butcher trimmed away the gristliness before selling the cut.
- Despite the gristliness, the flavor was quite good.
- She avoided the gristliness by cutting around the tough fibers.