dark meat
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
