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suet
Suet refers to a specific type of raw animal fat characterized by its firmness and high melting point. It is primarily associated with traditional British baking and cooking, where it provides a distinct, crumbly texture to puddings and pastries that differs from the lightness provided by butter.
As a mass noun, suet is uncountable. It cannot be pluralized to describe multiple quantities of the substance; instead, it requires partitive phrases such as a block of suet or a pound of suet to specify a measurable amount.
Meanings
Examples
Traditional Christmas pudding is made with shredded suet.
Traditional Christmas pudding is made with shredded suet.
I need to buy some suet to make the pastry crust.
The recipe calls for beef suet rather than lard.
Hang some suet balls in the garden to attract winter birds.
Birds need the high energy from suet to survive the cold.
The butcher provided a fresh piece of kidney suet.
I wonder if this old recipe uses suet for the dumplings.