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Brown meat is much much more delicious; why would anyone prefer white meat is beyond me. And the irony is that, in buying "heavy breasted chicken", customers p
by bambax 10y ago
Brown meat is much much more delicious; why would anyone prefer white meat is beyond me.
And the irony is that, in buying "heavy breasted chicken", customers pay for something they can't consume (assuming chicken is priced by the pound in the US).
- iopq 10y agoThis is true, in Ukraine we called imported chicken legs "Bush's drumsticks" (referring to Bush Sr.) This is because legs are not in as much demand in the US, so they would rather export them to countries where they are in demand!
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- golergka 10y agoI'm afraid you're mistaken. It's because Bush organized humanitarian help to post-USSR countries in tge early 90s, which risked hunger because of the awful economic conditions.
- bpicolo 10y agoHmm. Thinking about it, I mostly don't use drumsticks because for a sauté they're a bit more of a pain to cook vs flatter variants.
- laumars 10y agoThey're called "red meats" and while i agree with you that white meats are generally tastier, some dishes lend themselves better to white meats than red.
- geowwy 10y agoBrown/dark meat refers to the leg, thigh, etc.
- laumars 10y agoI did not know that. Thank you for the correction.
- mcguire 10y ago'Red meat' generally refers to beef (as well as sheep and some game) in the US. 'White meat' is chicken, which comes in two varieties: white breast meat and dark wings and legs. 'The other white meat' is pork. The 'ultimate white meat' is lobster, although I'm not sure how that court case came out.
- laumars 10y agoYeah, I know what red and white meats are. They're pretty common terms which I'd expect most people to be aware of. It was "brown meat" which I was oblivious to. It's possibly not a term commonly used in the UK (or if it is then I've clearly lived in a cave most of my life :))
- sturmeh 10y agoMaybe because studies in the past two years suggest that red meat is actually quite dangerous with frequent consumption.
- bambax 10y agoBrown meat refers to poultry's legs, it's different from red meat (beef). I'm not aware of any study that shows brown meat to be more dangerous than chicken breasts?
- dom0 10y agoHumans and many other animals have been eating meat for billions of man-years (this is a software site after all), I kinda doubt "actually quite dangerous" is a fitting description. Bungee-jumping without a rope is "actually quite dangerous", for example.
- milesrout 10y agoNo they haven't. Red meat is not dangerous. Cooking red meat the way Americans tend to (disgustingly fried everything) is, but disgustingly frying anything is bad for you.
- nsebban 10y agoPeople fry red meat ?! I have spent much time in the US, but I think I have never seen that...in restaurants at least. And I'm kinda glad I didn't.
- Larrikin 10y agoAmerica is the only country I've ever been to where white meat cost more than dark meat. For me it was an early lesson I learned in cooking, thinking I was improving a recipe by using breast when a recipe called for thigh simply because skinless boneless breast was more expensive.
- enraged_camel 10y ago>>America is the only country I've ever been to where white meat cost more than dark meat This is because legs and thighs are fatty, and Americans have come to associate animal fat with health problems. White meat is leaner, and is therefore perceived to be healthier and more expensive.
- ska 10y agoIt's a great example of the power of marketing.
- problems 10y agoNot just health problems really - it just tastes gross, a much less pleasant texture and consistent flavor. Especially when prepared in a sandwich or in chicken nuggets the white meat is much nicer - chicken nuggets the ooze fat and leave your mouth and hands greasy have horrified me too much.
- enraged_camel 10y agoFat is what gives meat most of its flavor. We aren't talking about deep frying as in your chicken nuggets example. We're talking about fat that is naturally on the meat.
- problems 10y agoNot talking deep frying either, I don't deep fry nuggets. Dark meat gives it a bad, inconsistent texture and taste and a generally greasy feeling in your mouth even when eaten on its own. If you like that, you go right ahead, but I'll stick to the white meat - it makes sense that it's priced more to me since it may not be more flavourful, but it's more versatile and more pallatable. No marketing needed - it's just better.
- andoon 10y agoBecause red meat is much more expensive, especially if you want a good cut. Chicken for example does not have fat or any obnoxious connective tissue, no matter what cut you get.
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- gambiting 10y agoHave you ever seen chicken thighs? They are very fatty,you usually need to trim it off before cooking. Breasts aren't, but chicken has more edible parts than just breasts.
- andoon 10y agoThey are fatty, but it's fat you can eat (do you remove it when you roast a whole chicken?) Compare that to the fat of most parts of the pork, which is usually so tough you can't chew it (so you have to remove it with a knife as you eat it) or to a veal, which sometimes has that yellowish fat that even tastes acidic. It's awful.
- NLips 10y agoSlow cooking makes most fat _very_ edible.
- mjevans 10y agoI like the taste (or maybe it's the lack there of) of white poultry meat more than dark; a lot more.
- xeromal 10y agoDitto. White meat has a texture that I enjoy. Thighs taste snappy to me and it weird me out.
- jerguismi 10y ago> Brown meat is much much more delicious; why would anyone prefer white meat is beyond me. Colon cancer?