# Dark meat or White meat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605 "2010-11-23T01:25:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/21 "2010-11-23T14:27:57Z")
What about the turkey skin? Back in my meat-eating days, if you left me alone with a fully cooked, fresh-out-of-the-oven turkey for five minutes, when you got back that bird wold be nekkid! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/22 "2010-11-23T14:56:39Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Let the white meat people happily pay extra for their dry, bland meat. I’ll continue to happily pay less for the juicy, delicious dark meat. Oh yeah? So what are those…things…running through wings and legs? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/23 "2010-11-23T15:03:29Z")
I guess I love both because I love the drumstick but also love sliced white meat. Not such a big fan of turkey thigh meat. For chicken I definitely prefer dark meat since chicken thighs are awesome. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAlecCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SmartAlecCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAlecCat)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/24 "2010-11-23T15:44:45Z")
Dark to eat with dinner. Breast for the turkey salad sandwiches later. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/25 "2010-11-23T16:21:33Z")
Both please! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/26 "2010-11-23T16:23:11Z")
I prefer dark meat on a Turkey, white meat on a chicken. Since it is turkey season, I answered dark meat. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/27 "2010-11-23T16:26:19Z")
White. People actually prefer dark? That’s the part you throw away, or turn into enchiladas!😃 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/28 "2010-11-23T16:37:32Z")
I’m only a breast man within my own species. If it originally had feathers on it, I’ll take a thigh. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/29 "2010-11-23T19:04:37Z")
It’s interesting that the poll is in favor of dark meat by a reasonable margin, but industry is doing everything it can to make more and more white meat. ---
**Author:** ![Evelyn\_K.Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Evelyn\_K.Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evelyn_K.Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/30 "2010-11-23T19:35:07Z")
Dark meat is definetly the way to go…I think it’s the texture of white meat that I don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/31 "2010-11-23T19:38:30Z")
While I’ve got you here… Any ideas why some Asian dishes, like sweet & sour chicken use breast meat, and, for example, orange chicken uses thighs? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/32 "2010-11-23T21:44:28Z")
The only time I’ve liked turkey breast is the year that we cured and charcoal smoked the turkey. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/33 "2010-11-24T01:08:48Z")
So surprised to see fellow dark meat lovers. I like both, but _love_ the dark. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/34 "2010-11-24T01:13:21Z")
“Or”? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/35 "2010-11-24T03:33:48Z")
> [@SmartAlecCat](#): > > Dark to eat with dinner. Breast for the turkey salad sandwiches later. THIS! ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/36 "2010-11-24T03:41:38Z")
no “both” on the poll? Dark meat tastes a bit deeper and richer; Light meat is better for sandwiches, “salad” (turkey or chicken). I eat both, happily. My mom won’t touch dark meat of any kind. Of course, she also ordered a “WELL-DONE!” steak the last time we were at [Morton’s](http://www.mortons.com/) so you can just assume she’s basically a barbarian ;D ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/37 "2010-11-24T03:48:33Z")
Both is not a useful option in these battles. You must choose between them or I kill the puppies. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/38 "2010-11-24T04:16:34Z")
> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > It’s interesting that the poll is in favor of dark meat by a reasonable margin, but industry is doing everything it can to make more and more white meat. How? Do they make the turkeys do isometrics? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/39 "2010-11-24T04:50:06Z")
Actually, more exercise leads to more dark meat. Domestic turkeys and chickens have white meat only because their large flight muscles are never exercised by actual flight. Wild game birds that fly are actually all dark meat. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605/40 "2010-11-24T13:55:35Z")
Also, I’m sure they use selective breeding. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-meat-or-white-meat/561605.md?page=3)