offal
/ˈɒfl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːfl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯ-fəl ˈä-/ (ame, mw)
offal — noun
1. the inner body parts removed from a killed animal, especially the liver and hear
the inner body parts removed from a killed animal, especially the liver and heart, that people in some places cook and eat
At the night market, Sana bought chicken offal for the soup pot.
chicken offal used for soup
Mei washed the offal twice before adding it to the stew.
prepare offal before cooking
The butcher set the offal aside for a customer making curry.
Aylin refused the offal but ate the roast meat happily.
In winter, Isabela simmers pork offal with ginger for hours.
- organ meat
more neutral and common in recipes or nutrition writing
- variety meat
a trade term used more by butchers and food sellers
- innards
broader and more physical; does not always suggest food
文法句型
cook offal
chicken/pork offal
offal in soup or stew
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable noun when talking about this kind of food. It often appears with the name of the animal before it, as in chicken offal or pork offal.