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The chickens hindquarters are usually the dark part and the chicken. The chickens wings, drumstick + the breat are the white meat.
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∙ 14y agoWhen I was working at a local fried chicken restaurant chain as a cook, we considered the breast and wing as white meat. The thigh and leg or drumstick being the dark meat.
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∙ 15y agoChicken thighs are considered dark meat.
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Is it possible to be allergic to chicken but not Cornish hen?
NO. Most Cornish hen these days is just a very young chicken. It is all poultry. Demand for "rock Cornish hen" is high and restaurents are supplied with immature meat birds of either gender. If you are "alergic" to poultry, you would react to cornish hen as well.
What is a game hen?
A Cornish game hen is a smaller broiler chicken. It is also sold as a Cornish hen or a Rock Cornish hen.
What does the Cornish of cornish game hen mean?
Cornish, as in Cornish game hen, refers to the county of Cornwall in England. The Cornish chicken is native to Cornwall.
A cornish game hen is really the young of what sort of bird?
A chicken, specifically a Cornish chicken although often crossed with other breeds. Despite the name, they are not a 'game bird' (hunted) but a domestic breed, and are not necessarily hens as both male and female chickens are served.
Is a Cornish hen a pigeon?
NO. Pigeon is call squab and is a different species if bird. Cornish hen is both a breed of chicken and a style of chicken served in restaurents. The small birds served in many eating establishments while called Cornish hen may in fact often be just very young small chickens of various meat breeds.
What is the primary difference between a Cornish hen and an ordinary chicken?
The Cornish hen, or Cornish Game Hen is actually a small chicken. The primary difference between a Cornish hen and a chicken is the age at which they are processed. Cornish hens are typically butchered around 5-6 weeks, and under 2 pounds in weight. Fryer chickens are processed around 13 weeks of age.
Is a hen a red meat?
No. It is white-ish like chicken.
What food rhymes with jen?
only one I can think of is hen.... Cornish hen
Can you refreeze a thawed out cornish hen?
yes
How many eggs does a cornish hen lay?
Cornish hens are not bred for egg production and therefore will not lay as many eggs as, say, a white leghorn would with egg production off an egg a day. Cornish may only end up laying every other day at most... This is because the Cornish are bred for meat, and have very low capacity for egg production.
How do you eat a cornish game hen?
Cornish game hens are usually eaten whole. The Cornish hen is baked in a shallow pan, sometimes with vegetables. It is served on a plate and eaten with a fork. Cornish hens are usually too small to cut up before cooking.
Is corn fed chicken better than an normal chicken?
No, in fact the Cornish hen sold in grocery stores if often just a young meat chicken of various breeds. True Cornish hens are game birds. Poor foragers they are easily contained and quite docile birds for a game hen. Raise as for any breed of chicken. The breed is often crossed with Plymouth rock hens, raised to 1 or 2 pounds and processed for meat.
