No one wants the dark-meat anyway...
2006-11-22 04:59:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Thanksgiving
To do that you would have to grow turkeys with no legs or thighs. I like the dark meat.
2006-11-22 05:04:08 · answer #1 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 50⤊ 8⤋
Because the meat that you eat is the muscle of the turkey. In all animals there are two different kinds of muscle light (fast twitch)- for sprints and short burts of energy and dark (slow twitch)- which is good for long distance running. So that is your white and dark meat. Farmers can't come up with an all white meat turkey because the amount of dark or white meat/muscle is purley genetics. There is little that you can do to change that. Happy Thanksgiving
2006-11-22 13:12:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 24⤊ 3⤋
I prefer white meat myself, but alot of the flavor comes from the dark meat and it's juicier.
2006-11-22 13:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by a_good_one_waiting 2 · 9⤊ 3⤋
They could, but if they did we would have all of the Environmentalist saying were messing with nature, and then there would be protests.... and then there would be a proposal in the next election to ban the genetic mutation of turkeys for white meat birds.
2006-11-22 13:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by bigfoot2184 1 · 9⤊ 9⤋
Oh, come on. Dark meat is the best! More juicier, white meat is always drier with less flavor. Scientists mess with Mother Nature too much already.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
2006-11-22 13:08:18 · answer #5 · answered by Step into the Freezer 6 · 30⤊ 6⤋
Well, for one thing, turkeys would look pretty silly without legs and wings, don't you think?
2006-11-22 13:09:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 28⤊ 2⤋
Dark meat is way better than white meat. It has so much more flavor!
2006-11-22 13:02:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 32⤊ 6⤋
Because turkeys--uncooperative wretches that they are--insist on WALKING. (How dare they!) You can purchase turkey breasts, by themselves and cook those instead of the whole bird.
2006-11-22 13:37:40 · answer #8 · answered by mrvid2002 2 · 42⤊ 2⤋
just buy a turkey roll, it's all white meat...nothing to carve, just slice and serve...
2006-11-22 13:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by a_latinalady 2 · 16⤊ 7⤋
basic anatomy precludes this.in heavily muscled areas,like thigh and wing,more myeoglobin is needed to bring blood and oxygen to the cells.ur breast has white meat,too-and ur thigh meat is darker!!!! its all about biology,bro.
2006-11-22 13:09:01 · answer #10 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 66⤊ 4⤋