2006-07-21 05:57:27 · 17 answers · asked by n c 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
probably because we get so many different types of meat from a cow and a pig...
We get chicken thighs, legs, breasts and wings but they're all the same. (taste)
From a cow we get beef, filet, sirloin, and many different sorts of "beef" plus we get milk
and from a pig we get ham, bacon, and pork.
THat's the best a can think of, cute question
2006-07-21 06:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by A.Marie 5 · 4⤊ 4⤋
because cow pig and chicken are old english words
and beef, ham are alien words for the meats when the french invaded in 1066.
Must have been loads of peasants with chickens for the word to survive.
2006-07-21 06:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by arnold 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those words come from the time following the Norman conquest of england. at the same time as an animal became alive interior the care of the Saxon slaves, it would be noted using the Saxon words, which includes sow (pig), ox (or cow), or calf. whilst the animals have been killed and eaten by capacity of the Norman lords, they have been then noted by capacity of the Norman French names; so sow grew to become porc (crimson meat), ox grew to become boeuf (crimson meat), and calf grew to become veau (veal). This use of two words derived as a results of shape of society at that component, the place the Saxons saved the herds and the Normans ate the flesh. eating meat became costly and reserved for the rich lords. As for fowl, the French be conscious poulet (anglisized as fowl) continues for use at present, besides as fowl. 'Ham' is an previous English be conscious, in all likelihood derived from anatomy as yet another be conscious for 'knee'
2016-12-14 11:22:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Desperate Dan didn't call it beef,he used to eat Cow Pie.
2006-07-21 06:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by ladybee5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because we consider beef and ham meats while chicken is poultry... so we just call it chicken, just like we call fish fish
2006-07-21 06:01:04 · answer #5 · answered by tinkerbell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it poultry we get from a chicken. And its pork from a pig
2006-07-21 06:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by Sir Greggath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you can not eat whole cow and whole pig at once but you can eat whole chicken at once
2006-07-21 06:04:43 · answer #7 · answered by khi73_pk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beef
Poultry
Pork
Seafood
Venison
Veal
hmmm would Rabbit be the correct term for Rabbit meat?
2006-07-21 06:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by Cookie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well technically its poultry we get from chickens but i don't think it really matters . hope dis helps! (~:
2006-07-21 06:56:47 · answer #9 · answered by ben c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't we get an egg from a chicken.
2006-07-21 06:05:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋