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.
My father's hair has become salt-and-pepper.
He wore a salt-and-pepper suit to the meeting.
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
This beef has a lot of marbling and is tender.
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
The sea bream is blanched and served with sashimi.
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.
The morning frost whitened the garden.
He is wearing a salt-and-pepper (speckled) sweater.
This beef has beautiful marbling.
They blanch the sea bream before slicing it for sashimi.