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People I know who grew up in Asia remark consistently that the chicken here in the US is larger, softer, and tasteless. They are used to smaller chickens and to
by spfzero 5y ago
People I know who grew up in Asia remark consistently that the chicken here in the US is larger, softer, and tasteless. They are used to smaller chickens and toothier meat with a stronger taste.
It is probably breeding practices here, to promote attributes other than taste.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> It is probably breeding practices here, to promote attributes other than taste. That's a factor, but also stronger flavor isn't considered a positive thing in chicken in the US.
- jfim 5y agoChickens have been bred in the US to maximize yield to feed ratios and breast size. This news article has a figure from a paper from the University of Alberta showing chickens breeds from different decades as well as their size given the same amount of feed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/chickens-are-4-times-bigger-today-than-in-1950s-1.2792628 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/chickens-are-4-times-...
- adrianN 5y agoHere is the paper the article talks about: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119385505 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257911...