chicken liver

Thân thiện

A chef carefully sautés chicken livers in a pan.

Definition

Noun: - The liver of a chicken used as food: This term refers specifically to the edible organ meat from a chicken, often prepared by frying, sautéing, or incorporating into pâtés and stuffings.

Usage

• As a countable noun: It typically refers to the liver from one chicken, but the plural form "chicken livers" is common when referring to multiple livers or the food ingredient in general.
  • The recipe calls for one pound of chicken liver.
  • Chicken livers are a good source of iron.

Examples

• As a food item:
  • She sautéed the chicken liver with onions and herbs.
  • A classic pâté is often made from chicken liver.

Advanced Usage

• Culinary contexts: The term is used almost exclusively in cooking and food preparation. It is not typically used in medical or biological contexts, where "liver" alone is sufficient.
  • For this dish, you must clean the chicken livers thoroughly before cooking.

Variants and Related Words

• Chicken livers (n, plural): The standard form when referring to the ingredient.
  • I bought chicken livers at the market.

Synonyms

• Poultry liver: A more general term that could include livers from other birds like duck or turkey.
• Offal: A broad term for the internal organs and entrails of a butchered animal, which includes liver.

Related Phrases

• To be chicken-livered (archaic/idiomatic): An old-fashioned idiom meaning to be cowardly. Note: This is a compound idiom and not a direct usage of the food term "chicken liver."
  • He was too chicken-livered to confront them.

Học thuật

Noun

1. liver of a chicken used as meat