sweet and melt-in-the-mouth; sweet and smooth
Used as a prefix in food contexts to describe a sweet, rich, and tender texture that seems to melt in the mouth, often for fatty tuna, desserts, or creamy dishes.
This sweet, melt-in-the-mouth tuna is exquisite.
The pudding with a sweet, smooth texture is popular.
Hiragana variant of トロ; less common but still seen.
Compound of 甘 (sweet) and トロ (from とろり or とろける, referring to a melt-in-the-mouth texture). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a modern food-related coinage.