dark meat

noun

: the meat that comes from the legs and thighs of chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc.
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Steer clear of dark meat blends that contain more fat. Kristen Fischer, Health, 30 Sep. 2025 Signature items include spare ribs lacquered with red char siu glaze and five-spice duck legs with silky, luxurious dark meat beneath a shatteringly crisp skin. Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 Spicy customer favorites include its Three Glass Chicken (dark meat chicken, garlic, ginger, basil, chili, wine and soy sauce), Baoding Scallops (scallops fried then sauteed in a sweet and spicy sauce with red bell peppers, snow peas, mushroom and broccoli) and Tangerine Beef. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025 Home cooks have embraced the flavor and versatility of dark meat; fast-casual restaurants such as Chipotle and Sweetgreen have it all over their menus. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025 The juicy dark meat stands up to the creaminess of the sauce. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025

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“Dark meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20meat. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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