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white meat

NOUN
light-colored meat
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Both Chefs Huang and O’Brien described the cut as “more forgiving” than white meat, which has made it popular among professional chefs and featherweight home cooks alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Only the white meat of clams and scallops should be prepared for eating.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

If you love white meat, turkey breasts can suffice.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

The findings around chicken and other white meat were less clear.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

When Mrs. Bates asked, “Do you kids want white meat or dark meat?”

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals



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