Eggplant lends a rich, almost meaty texture to the background of the dish.

Hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, used in the third recipe, were selected for their meaty texture, which they retain after cooking.

They cured olives are "fresh with a firm, meaty texture and a whiff of aromatic fennel".

They have a similar meaty texture.

The sausages have a proper, meaty texture; they aren't all bready and rusky when you bite into them.

We were looking for a good flavour and meaty texture.

A good meaty texture with a balanced, not too salty flavour.

The meaty texture comes from the quality of the pig bellies.

The egg-shaped glossy black fruit has white flesh with a meaty texture.

Of the various fish we tried, this one, with its meaty texture, stood up best to the inevitable overcooking.