Free-Range Chickens Free-Range Chicken is a term that doesn’t actually have much if any meaning. Though it conjures up images of one or two chickens pecking about on the lawn in the back garden, it can mean: that in theory there’s a door allowing chickens access to the outdoors (though the barn they are in…
Poultry
Free-Range Total Freedom
Benjamin Nelan / pixabay.com / 2012 / CC0 1.0 Free-Range Total Freedom is a term referring to how poultry, usually chicken, was raised. In the UK, according to Defra’s “Poultrymeat Marketing Regulations”, this means that the birds have constant access to a great deal of outdoors space during daytime hours. The birds will be slaughtered…
Grouse
Grouse are tiny game birds, the size of very small chickens. They are usually hunted and sold onto stores; they are not easy to farm. Grouse have pretty much the same proportion of white / dark meat as chickens do, but they don’t taste like chicken. The breast of young grouse is tender, with a…
Pheasant
Pheasant is a very lean meat. Still, people who like pheasant say the meat is more tasty than chicken. The hen (female) has more meat on the breast and a slightly subtler flavour than the cock (male), also called the rooster. Though males are normally easy to identify by their bright colours, younger males may…
Poultry Day
The 19th of March is Poultry Day. Poultry is a far more efficient source of meat than beef, pork or lamb. You could celebrate with turkey or chicken bacon, grab a rotisserie chicken on your way home from work, or, even look into raising backyard chickens for eggs.
Stuffing
Stuffing is a mixture which is used to fill the insides of poultry, rolled-up meat, fish, seafood or vegetables. In British, Irish and North American tradition, stuffing is usually based on white bread (stuffing was the default use for stale bread), usually includes onions and herbs such as sage for seasoning, and can include meat,…
Traditional Free-Range
In the UK, according to Defra’s “Poultrymeat Marketing Regulations”, Traditional Free-Range means that more outdoor space is allowed per bird than with just “Free-Range” birds. The birds’ coops are mobile, and can be moved to fresh locations. Slower-growing breeds are used than for “Free-Range” birds, because the birds must be at least 81 days old…
Turducken
Turducken Roll © Michelle Mattern A Turducken (aka Turducken Roll) consists of rolled-up meat from three deboned birds: a chicken, a duck and a turkey, in ascending order of size. The chicken is stuffed inside the duck, which in turn is stuffed inside the turkey. Turducken is considered a novelty or an extravagance still, and…