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> at what point chickens were introduced In southern Europe, early iron age, circa 800BCE. Pigeons were farmed because their meat was considered to be better
by Tuna-Fish 2y ago
> at what point chickens were introduced
In southern Europe, early iron age, circa 800BCE.
Pigeons were farmed because their meat was considered to be better than that of chickens, which were a "lower class" meat.
- MikeTheGreat 2y agoThe idea that pigeon meat was considered to be better than chicken meat is fascinating. That said - is there a volume challenge with pigeons (vs. chickens)? Like, I feel like now-a-days I can get a reasonably good volume of chicken meat on the bone (breasts, drumsticks to some extent, maybe some wings?) but pigeons seem small enough that you'd need like 4-10 for a single meal for a 4 person family. It feels like it's easier to produce more chicken meat, and more cheaply (is this why it's less desirable than pigeon meat)? Also, it's time for lunch apparently :)
- Loughla 2y agoThis is not your answer, but the eating habits of the past are fascinating to me. Want to live like we used to? Eat way less protein in meats. This is the solution. I just built a set of chairs that were in a picture from a shaker museum. I managed to get the scale correct because there was a soda next to one in the photo. It turns out that 1840's people were WAAAAY smaller than they are today. Not fat. But overall dimensions. Why? Eat less protein.