noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper pattern
Describes a surface or fabric with small white flecks, like a salt-and-pepper pattern. Often used for hair, textiles, or visual appearance.
父の髪は霜降りになってきた。
My father's hair has become salt-and-pepper.
霜降りのスーツを着て会議に出た。
He wore a salt-and-pepper suit to the meeting.
noun
marbling (of beef)
Refers to the fine white flecks of fat in high-quality beef. Often used in the compound 霜降り肉, but can stand alone in culinary contexts.
See also: 霜降り肉
この牛肉は霜降りが多くて柔らかい。
This beef has a lot of marbling and is tender.
noun
blanching (fish, chicken, shellfish)
Abbreviation of 霜降り作り. A cooking technique where seafood or poultry is briefly boiled then shocked in ice water, giving the surface a frosted appearance.
See also: 霜降り作り
鯛を霜降りにして刺身に添える。
The sea bream is blanched and served with sashimi.
noun
formation of frost
Original literal meaning: frost forming on a surface. Now mostly replaced by the more common 霜が降りる, but still understood in poetic or descriptive contexts.
早朝の霜降りが庭を白く染めた。
The morning frost whitened the garden.