chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
Refers specifically to the tenderloin muscle of chicken, a lean and tender cut.
Chicken tenderloin is low in fat and healthy.
Tonight I'll make fried chicken tenderloin.
Katakana spelling, often seen in menus or product labels.
Kanji spelling using 身; rarely used.
Kanji spelling using 笹; rarely used.
The name ささみ is said to come from the shape resembling a bamboo leaf (笹, ささ), but the exact derivation is uncertain.