Learn English – the meaning of the terms: brown meat, black meat, white meat and red meat

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While reading an article, I saw this question:

Do you prefer brown meat or white meat?

I definitely don't know what this means. Could you tell me more about it?

Best Answer

White meat and red meat are typically used to define what type of animal is being eaten:

white meat
|(h)waɪt mit|
noun
pale meat such as poultry, veal, and rabbit. Often contrasted with red meat .

red meat
|ˈˈrɛd ˈmit|
noun
meat that is red when raw, for example beef or lamb. Often contrasted with white meat

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The term brown meat should read dark meat and is used opposite the term white meat to describe the darker (brown) parts (non-breast meat) of a typical white meat animal—usually poultry.

I have not heard of black meat.

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