# Why no poultry?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [May 5, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-poultry/1017921 "2025-05-05T19:50:40Z")\
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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Canned diced chicken is available, though I don’t recall any that’s in consistently sized cubes, more like chicken chunks.

Canned chicken is the ‘chunk’ tuna of the canned poultry world.

[![](https://www.tastingtable.com/img/gallery/8-canned-chicken-myths-you-need-to-stop-believing/a-pinkish-hue-is-a-sign-of-undercooked-chicken-1718978613.webp) ](https://www.tastingtable.com/img/gallery/8-canned-chicken-myths-you-need-to-stop-believing/a-pinkish-hue-is-a-sign-of-undercooked-chicken-1718978613.webp)

It’s great for a quick chicken salad or as an add in where little shreds of chicken are acceptable because it will not stay in chunks for long while cooking it.

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