Also why is meat from a pig called ham or pork?
2006-08-09 08:01:40 · 11 answers · asked by boukenger 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The term "poultry" or "fowl" is a term applied to the animal itself just like cows can be referred to as "cattle" and pigs as "swine." These terms aren't directly connected to the food (meat) that comes from these animals.
2006-08-09 08:13:23 · update #1
Bacon is a method of preparing meat and not a type of meat itself. Traditional bacon is made from ham but it can also be made from turkey.
2006-08-09 08:14:49 · update #2
A chicken is a chicken is a chicken. whereas a cow can be many things:
Angus
Santa Gertrudus
Longhorn
Hereford
Jersey
Charlois
or one of many other breeds of cattle (cows) so they are lumped together under "beef" when you are preparing them for food.
Pork is the plural of pig, you buy and sell pork bellies not pig bellies, it is the other white meat.
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2006-08-09 08:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken is Chicken.
Cows can be dairy cows (you generally don't eat dairy cows, but some places like McDonalds buy dairy cow meat to serve to people). Cows can also be beef cows (you don't milk them!).
Pigs produce ham, pork, and bacon. The difference is in the curing or preparing of the meat.
2006-08-09 08:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken meat is tecnicaly called poultry, but most people dont know that so we just call it "chicken"
and i sometimes call beef cow! Cow, its whats for dinner!!!!
2006-08-09 08:43:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mutton = sheep
Fish = fish
Game = wild deer, boar, duck and even rabbit
etc.
What do you care what the meat is called, as long as it is well prepared and tasty?
Ham is just one type of pork cut (the upper back legs).
2006-08-09 08:22:45 · answer #4 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually meat from chicken is called poultry.
2006-08-09 08:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by Sabina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because cowen and pigen (sic) were already used in the English vocabulary. Cowen is a last name and pigeon is a bird.
2006-08-09 08:06:14 · answer #6 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it sounds gross to say you're going to eat "cow" or "pig."
2006-08-09 08:46:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
chicken is poultry
2006-08-09 08:10:38 · answer #8 · answered by luvbuggies 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken,Turkey and other birds are "FOWL"
2006-08-09 08:08:01 · answer #9 · answered by GIDDYUP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they taste different and come from different sources
2006-08-09 08:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋