G10 Poultry Dishes Flashcards
refers to domesticated birds such as chicken, duck goose, turkey, pigeons,
and quails used as food.
- includes a wide variety of bird types that humans raise for food (in the
forms of meat and egg), feathers or entertainment.
Poultry
- are birds and other animals hunted for food.
- are birds that are hunted in the wild as well as raised in captivity, like quails,
ducks, geese, pigeons, pheasants, and partridges.
Games
are raised as valuable source of
meat and eggs in most, if not all, countries in
the world.
CHICKEN
usually 9 to 12 weeks of age
Broiler
usually 5 to 6 months of age
Rooster
usually under 8 months of age.
Capon
usually under 10 months of age
Stag
usually more than 10 months of age
Hen
toughened and darkened
meat
Cock or Rooster
4 kg. dressed weight
Jumbo broiler
are mostly aquatic birds, mostly
smaller than the swans and geese, and
may be found in both fresh water and
sea water
Ducks
(plural geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (the grey geese and white geese) and Branta (the black geese).
Goose
is a popular form of poultry, and it is raised throughout temperate parts of the world, partially because industrialized farming has made it very cheap for the amount of meat it produces
Domestic turkey
are very small birds that belong to the pheasant and partridge species. The have a distinctive body shape with a small stocky body and long pointed wings. There are around 20 different species of quail found around the world, and 70 domestic quails are kept as poultry birds.
Quails
is a fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having gray and white plumage.
Pigeon
are medium-sized non-
migratory birds, with a wide native
distribution throughout Europe, Asia,
and parts of Africa.
Partridges
birds are most comfortable on the ground, where they forage for grains, seeds, berries, insects, and, occasionally, small animals. They can fly and launch themselves airborne with an abrupt, noisy takeoff, but typically run from trouble. Pheasant flights are merely short-distance dashes for cover..
Pheasant
part of the slaughter process where the main blood vessels of the neck are
severed in order to allow blood to drain from the carcass, resulting in the death of the
animal from cerebral anoxia.
Bleeding
in poultry is the process of treating carcasses with
hot water or steam to loosen the feather from the follicle to
aid their removal.
Scalding
the feathers are removed by rubbing.
Defeathering
slitting the abdominal cavity and pulling the internal
organs in one piece..
Evisceration
Cutting into parts according to types of meat
MARKET FORMS OF POULTRY
Live Whole Dressed Drawn Ready to cook
- COMPLETE PROTEIN – poultry is rich in complete protein from the essential amino
acids. - CALORIES – poultry contain calories than other meats especially if the skin is removed.
It is recommended for people with restricted diets. - VITAMIN B COMPLEX
- MINERALS
• Iron and phosphorous
• The dark meat contains more vitamins and minerals than the white meat.
• The white meat contains lower fat content, shorter fiber to be more easily digested.