beef noun (MEAT) B1 [ U ] the flesh of cattle (= cows), eaten as food: The spaghetti sauce is made with minced ( US ground) beef. People in England often have roast beef and Yorkshire …
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Beef is graded to indicate the amount, regularity, and quality of marbling or fat interlaced within the muscle or meat. The grading system is voluntary. When requested, it is performed by licensed federal graders to uniform United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) specifications. 1. Prime beef is the best, most abundantly marbled beef.