dark meat

noun

: the meat that comes from the legs and thighs of chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc.

Would you like white meat or dark meat?

Examples of dark meat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cooks in the Farm-to-Fork capital can choose between organic turkeys, heritage breeds with more dark meat and complex flavors, and poultry raised using regenerative agricultural practices which protect soil health. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Though consumers are advised to eat smaller fish or to trim away belly fat and dark meat to remove contaminants, blue catfish is increasingly popular table fare. — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Food director Chris Morocco recommends cooking dark meat to an even higher final temperature—around 175°F–190°F—so its connective tissue has more time to break down. — Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026

Transglutaminase could glue white and dark meat into an ideal bite of chicken. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for dark meat

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete