dark meat

Thân thiện

A chef prepares a roasted chicken with both white and dark meat.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The flesh of the legs and thighs of cooked fowl, such as chicken or turkey: This meat is darker in color compared to the breast or wing meat due to higher levels of myoglobin, a protein that stores oxygen in muscles used for sustained activity.

Usage

• Noun:
  • I prefer dark meat because it's more flavorful and juicy.
  • For the holiday dinner, she served a turkey with plenty of dark meat.
  • The recipe calls for two cups of chopped cooked dark meat.

Advanced Usage

• Culinary Context: "Dark meat" is a standard term in cooking, nutrition, and dining, often contrasted with "white meat." It is commonly used when discussing poultry preparation, menu choices, or dietary preferences.
  • When roasting a chicken, the dark meat takes slightly longer to cook through than the white meat.

Variants and Related Words

• White meat (n): The lighter-colored flesh of the breast and wings of fowl.
  • He only eats white meat from chicken.
• Poultry (n): Domesticated birds kept for meat or eggs, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.
  • Poultry is a good source of protein.

Synonyms

• Leg meat: Specifically refers to the meat from the legs.
  • The stew is best made with chicken leg meat.
• Thigh meat: Specifically refers to the meat from the thighs.
  • She grilled some chicken thigh meat for the salad.

Related Phrases

• A mix of white and dark meat: A combination of both types of poultry meat.
  • The platter offered a mix of white and dark meat.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food