Meat Flashcards
What are the different types of meat
Meat, poultry, game, offal
What is hanging of meat
Meat is hung at 1c for 7 days to develop flavour and tenderness
What is the structure of meat
Muscle tissue is made up of long, thin fibres. Muscle is healed together by connective tissue
What are the types of connective tissue
Collagen and elastin
What affects the quality of meat
How it was kept, what is was fed on, its age
What are the muscle fibres in poultry different to fibres in meat
The muscle fibres are shorter which little connective tissue
What are the main nutrients in meat
Protein, fat, vitamins, iron, water
what are ways of processing meat
salting/smoking, chilling freezing, canning, marinates/rubs, mechanical action
what are examples of meet
beef, lamb and pork
what are examples of poultry
chicken, turkey and goose
what are examples of age
venison, rabbit and pheasant
what are examples of offal
kidney, liver and tongue
