WHITE MEAT Definition & Meaning

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white meat

noun

any meat that is light-colored before cooking, as veal or chicken (red meat ).
meat that is light-colored after cooking, as veal or breast of chicken or of turkey (dark meat ).
Slang: Vulgar.��a white person considered as a sexual partner.
Southern U.S.��salt pork, fatback, or other pork without any lean.
Archaic.��food made from milk.

white meat

noun

any meat that is light in colour, such as veal or the breast of turkey Compare red meat

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of white meat¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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Only the white meat of clams and scallops should be prepared for eating.

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If you love white meat, turkey breasts can suffice.

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The findings around chicken and other white meat were less clear.

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“From a nutritional perspective,” said Zach Koehn, a nutrition researcher at Stanford University’s Center for Ocean Solutions, “it’s kind of like the white meat of the sea.”

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Skinless chicken and turkey breast meat — aka white meat — sold whole or as cutlets or fillets, are the leanest poultry choices.

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