2006-09-17 12:56:51 · 8 answers · asked by WILLIAM S 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
A cornish hen is just a tiny breed of chicken. They are delicious roasted but for hearty eaters, you'll need one for each person. YUM!
2006-09-17 12:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by missingora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not cornished! I got this after typing Cornish Hen in my search bar. You could do that tooooooooooooooo!
In 1965, chicken mogul Donald John Tyson created the Rock Cornish game hen by cross-breeding White Rock hens and Cornish hens. His intent was to create a specialty item at a higher price to appeal to foodies. In addition to commanding a higher price, the game hens have a shorter growing span, 28 to 30 days as opposed to 42 or more for regular chicken. In spite of the marketing ploy, Cornish game hens are still quite affordable. Two-thirds of Cornish game hens sold in the United States come from Tyson Foods, Inc.
2006-09-17 13:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cornish hen or Cornish chicken, breed of poultry that originated in Cornwall, England, but gained prominence only after it was established in the United States. Its body shape is quite different from that of other chickens. Both males and females have short legs and broad muscular breasts. Although relatively slow-growing, the Cornish hen has excellent meat qualities and is used extensively in breeding programs today. Its cross with the fast-growing Plymouth Rock chicken is responsible for most of the broiler and frier types currently on the market. An increasingly popular form of Cornish poultry, marketed for its delicious meat, is the Rock Cornish game hen. This is actually a standard meat-type chicken packaged at a smaller size.
2006-09-17 13:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by hazen ben soba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cornish game hen is like a Pygmy chicken, small fowl but ever so tasty. I do mine with an orange flavor, I stuff it with wild rice that has a cut up orange mixed with it. Save some of the orange to make the gravy, yummy.
2006-09-17 13:17:58 · answer #4 · answered by patti duke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a cornish hen - just a very small variety of fowl, usually served one whole hen to a person.
2006-09-17 13:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an immature chicken of the Cornish variety, or of a crossbreed between the Cornish chicken and another breed.
2006-09-17 13:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A close cousin of the squash hen, though a little more yellow!
2006-09-17 13:18:55 · answer #7 · answered by Alex G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corny little hens that are very tasty.
2006-09-17 13:18:44 · answer #8 · answered by linguini11 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋