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Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

NOTE - depending on where you go in the world, almost any mammal can be regarded as edible meat. This list is for the most common, not for every animal that has ever been eaten!
In addition to the skeletal muscle normally eaten as meat, internal organs may be eaten.
Meat
Beef
Veal
Pork
Lamb
Mutton
Game
Bear
Venison
Goat
Wild Boar
Rabbit
Turtle
Dog
Cat
Poultry
Chicken
Cornish Game Hen
Duck
Quail
Turkey
Ostrich
Goose

Game
Game in fur
Rabbit & […]

Goose : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

The goose (plural: geese) is a bird with the size of a turkey and the shape of a duck. Geese are often served as part of holiday meals.

Ratite : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Red meat is now on the “wing” into innovative restaurants and some meat markets. The latest in meat products is from the “ratite” family of flightless birds. It’s lean and tastes like beef, but contains much less fat. In fact, ratite meat is even lower in calories than chicken and turkey.
What are Ratites?
Ratites are a […]

Turkey : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Turkey is a large, widely domesticated North American bird with white plumage and a bare, wattled head and neck. The name turkey was originally applied to an African bird now known as the guinea fowl, which was believed to have originated in Turkey. When the Europeans came upon the American turkey, they thought it was […]

Quail : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Wild quail were once a popular game bird. The eggs of the quail are considered a delicacy, and are sometimes used raw in sushi. The Common Quail was previously much favoured in French cooking, but quail for the table are now more likely to be domesticated Japanese Quail.

Duck : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Ducks have many domestic uses, being farmed for their meat, eggs, and feathers and down. In many areas, ducks of various species are hunted for sport and food.
Types of domestic duck
Broiler Duckling or Fryer Duckling - a young duck (usually under 8 weeks of age) of either sex that is tender meated and has a […]

Chicken : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

The chicken is a descendant of the Southeast Asian red jungle fowl first domesticated in India around 2000 B.C. Most of the birds raised for meat in America today are from the Cornish (a British breed) and the White Rock (a breed developed in New England). Broiler-fryers, roasters, stewing/baking hens, capons and Rock Cornish hens […]

Dog : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Can someone please do a general write up about this kind of meat. Dog meat is eaten in East Asia, South East Asia, and parts of Africa.
Recipes
Anjing Panggang Indonesian-style Grilled Dog in Spicy Marinade

Rabbit : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Fresh or frozen, rabbit meat is sold all year round. It can be used in most of the ways in which chicken is used.
Rabbits sold for food are North American cottontails, crosses between New Zealand and Belgian varieties, Chinese rabbits, or Scottish hares. The meat is fine grained and mild flavored. Like other lean meat, […]

Venison : Meat and poultry

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Venison is the meat of the deer and related species. As with the meat of other large animals, it is eaten as steaks, roasts, sausages and ground meat. Organ meats are sometimes eaten but would not be called venison. Venison is lower in calories, cholesterol and fat than common cuts of beef, pork or lamb.
Types […]