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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Origin of white meat¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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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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The prison had brought Hancock the wrong last meal the night before, white meat from Kentucky Fried Chicken instead of dark.

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