The reason is one of the byproducts of the Norman Conquest. The local English people raised cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens, but the nobles (mostly, if not enti

The reason is one of the byproducts of the Norman Conquest. The local English people raised cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens, but the nobles (mostly, if not entirely French) were the only ones who could afford to eat meat. They said boeuf, porc, mouton, and pouletrie. https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/32560/why-are-beef-and-pork-and-mutton-used-to-refer-to-the-meat-of-cows-and-pig https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/32560/why-are-beef-a...