T.L.E 10: Poultry and Games Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, classifications, nutritional components, and preparation steps for poultry and game.

Poultry

Several kinds of fowl that are used as food, including chicken, turkey, duck, pigeon, and quail.

Fowl

The flesh of domesticated birds as food; poultry.

Game

Birds such as smites that are hunted for food.

Smites

A heavy blow or stroke with a weapon or the hand.

Dark Muscles

Muscles found in parts of a fowl's body that are always used (legs, thigh, wings, neck, and rib cage), which are richer in fat, have more connective tissues, and contain higher levels of riboflavin and myoglobin.

Riboflavin

A vitamin needed for growth and overall good health that helps the body break down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats to produce energy and allows oxygen to be used by the body.

Myoglobin

An iron- and oxygen-binding protein (symbol Mb or MB) that acts as the primary oxygen-carrying pigment of muscle tissues.

White Meat

The breast muscle of the chicken.

Variety Meats

Refers to the meat of internal organs such as the gizzard, heart, kidneys, and liver.

Slaughtering and Bleeding

The killing of animals for food, serving as the first step in preparing poultry for cooking.

Scalding

Immersing poultry briefly in boiling water to facilitate the removal of skin or feathers and to preserve meat.

Defeathering

The process of removing feathers from poultry in preparation for cooking.

Evisceration

The process of removing the viscera or internal organs of poultry.

Deboning

The process of removing bones from poultry.

Broiler or Fryer

A young chicken, usually $9$ to $12$ weeks of age, of either sex, with tender meat and soft, pliable, smooth-textured skin.

Roaster

A chicken usually $5$ to $6$ months of age (less than $8$ months old) weighing $3\frac{1}{2}$ to $5$ pounds.

Capon

A surgically desexed (castrated) male chicken usually under $8$ months of age that grows more slowly, puts on more body fat, and yields tender, flavorful meat.

Stag

A male chicken, usually under $10$ months of age, with coarse skin and somewhat toughened, darkened flesh.

Hen or Stewing Chicken

A mature female chicken (also called a layer) usually more than $10$ months of age and weighing $5$ to $7$ pounds.

Cock or Rooster

A mature male chicken over $10$ months old weighing $6$ to $8$ pounds, with coarse skin, toughened, darkened meat, and a hardened breastbone tip.

Jumbo Broiler

A large chicken of about $4\,kg$ dressed weight that is offered on sale especially during the Christmas holiday.