Real world article
(written from a production point of view)
Tenderization is the practice of making meat more tender.
For the Star Trek: Prodigy episode "Let Sleeping Borg Lie", UI graphic designer Dominique Rossier created an info panel for the USS Dauntless mess hall which listed suggestions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Among the foods were hengrauggi steak, with a recommendation that it be tenderized for thirty-six hours before consumption.