The toughest meat to eat is Beef Shank.
Beef Shank is a cut of meat that comes from the cow's forearm and is also known for being sinewy and dry.
Beef Shank is often used in soups and stews or braised to make osso buco.
Other cuts of beef that are the toughest to eat include.
Beef round which is a cut that is so tough that it's usually ground up with other tougher cuts of meats.
Beef tongue which is a tough cut of meat because the cows used their tongue a lot while grazing.
Oxtail is a cut that is tough because the cow uses it to swat away flies and insects.
And pork shoulder which is a tough cut of meat but a little more tender than other pork cuts because the pig doesn't have to carry as much weight.
Tough cuts of meat can be made more tender by cooking them for a long time in moist heat such as by slow cooking them which allows the collagen and the connective tissue to break down and turn into gelatin and soften the muscle fibers.
Broiler chicken is also a tough cut of meat that is often hard to chew.