Why is chicken called chicken? yet cow is called beef, and pig is called pork?
I know people will say poultry... but if you go to the restaurant you don't ask for fried poultry... you ask for fried chicken.
2007-03-06 12:46:37 · 8 answers · asked by morfusaf 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Because "THEY" said so !!!!
2007-03-06 12:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by Steve B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but it sounds like a bird brain question. I guess all bird meat is called after itself. Ostrich, duck, geese, pheasant, etc. which begs to ask, why is hen also called chicken?
2007-03-06 13:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by The Hiker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we can eat the whole bird, you wouldn't eat a whole cow or a whole pig now, would you?
2007-03-06 12:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how come we dont ask for a beef burger? it doesnt have ham in it? shouldnt pork be called dirty meat?
2007-03-06 12:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by CATWOMAN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you REALLY want to find out, take a calss or two in latin
2007-03-06 13:26:39 · answer #5 · answered by musicmaster890 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the same reason chicken is called chook in australia....we call it what we call it
2007-03-06 13:08:13 · answer #6 · answered by fluttering_by@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is anything called what it is
2007-03-06 12:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by MS32291 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it matter the stuff taste good so eat it and shut up ......!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
2007-03-06 12:53:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lol4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋