Exam 3 - Specialty Market Birds and Products

Question 1

identify this bird

Answer 1

quail

Question 2

identify this bird

Answer 2

guinea

Question 3

identify this bird

Answer 3

pigeon / squab / squeakers

Question 4

identify this bird

Answer 4

pheasant

Question 5

identify this bird

Answer 5

duck

Question 6

identify this bird

Answer 6

ostrich

Question 7

identify this bird

Answer 7

emu

Question 8

identify this bird

Answer 8

rhea

Question 9

why do specialty bird often have darker meat than chickens?

Answer 9

most of them have the ability to fly so they have more myoglobin in their muscles

Question 10

what is the most popularly consumed specialty bird?

Answer 10

duck

Question 11

how are pigeons raised?

Answer 11

slow growth until they are close to adult size (we do not allow them to get old enough to fly), they have tender meat

Question 12

what specialty bird product may be considered the veal of birds?

Answer 12

pigeon / squab / squeakers

Question 13

what is another name for pigeon?

Answer 13

squab or squeaker

Question 14

what is a squab?

Answer 14

a pigeon

Question 15

what is a squeaker?

Answer 15

a pigeon

Question 16

what specialty bird has meat the is dark and gamey?

Answer 16

pheasant

Question 17

what birds are considered very noisy?

Answer 17

guineas

Question 18

what specialty birds are great for parasite, bug, and tick control?

Answer 18

guineas

Question 19

what specialty birds meat is leaner than chickens and has a flavor profile somewhere between a chicken and a pheasant?

Answer 19

guniea

Question 20

what specialty bird has dark meat thats flavor profile is more similar to a chicken, and is small so it must be cooked quickly otherwise it will loose water content?

Answer 20

quail

Question 21

T/F: a quail is a small bird so it must be cooked quickly otherwise you loose a lot of water content

Answer 21

true!

Question 22

T/F: the squab is the most popular specialty bird that is consumed

Answer 22

FALSE; it is the duck

Question 23

what is a ratite?

Answer 23

a flightless bird that is lacking a sharp keel

Question 24

where is the ostrich native to?

Answer 24

Africa

Question 25

where is the emu native to?

Answer 25

Australia

Question 26

where is a rhea native to?

Answer 26

South America

Question 27

name the 3 most common ratites consumed and where they are native to

Answer 27

- ostrich = Africa - emu = Australia - rhea = South America

Question 28

ostrich farms were popular in the US in the 90s. Why are they no longer popular?

Answer 28

it was difficult to process them

Question 29

what is the largest living ratite?

Answer 29

the ostrich

Question 30

the ostrich is the largest and fastest living ratite weighing _____ pounds and running up to _____ mph

Answer 30

400 pounds; 40 mph

Question 31

why are ratites flightless?

Answer 31

they lack a sharp keel meaning there isn't space for the wing and breast to become strong enough for flight

Question 32

although it is extinct the _________ ____ was the largest known ratite standing at about 9 feet tall

Answer 32

elephant bird

Question 33

native to Central and South America the _________ is the smallest ratite

Answer 33

tinamou

Question 34

what is the other red meat?

Answer 34

ratite meat

Question 35

why is ratite meat considered the other red meat?

Answer 35

- similar taste and texture to beef - similar myoglobin content

Question 36

what is alpha-gal syndrome?

Answer 36

alpha-gal is a sugar molecule in most mammals. primarily linked to lone star tick bites, humans can become allergic to alpha gal. oftentimes, people call this a "red meat allergy"

Question 37

T/F: many mammals contain alpha-gal including humans

Answer 37

FALSE; humans, fish, reptiles, and birds DO NOT have alpha-gal

Question 38

what species do not contain alpha-gal?

Answer 38

BIRDS, humans, fish, reptiles

Question 39

what is a meat product that people infected with alpha-gal syndrome could substitute for beef? why?

Answer 39

ratite meat! birds do not have alpha-gal so the infected person would be able to eat the red meat that has a similar flavor profile to beef

Question 40

list a few specialty products we discussed in class

Answer 40

- capon - poussin / coquelet / Cornish game hen - fois gras - duck fat - EGGS: duck, quail, ostrich

Question 41

what is a capon product?

Answer 41

a male chicken that had been castrated for the goal to promote slow growth so that the birds meat is tender

Question 42

what is a poussin?

Answer 42

a bird that was processed at less than 28 days

Question 43

what is a Cornish game hen?

Answer 43

a bird that was processed at less than 28 days (the American version of a poussin)

Question 44

what is fois gras?

Answer 44

duck liver

Question 45

poussin/coquelet/cornish game hens are processed at less than ___ days

Answer 45

28

Question 46

how did the industry produce fois gras and why is it changing?

Answer 46

- ducks used to be force fed so that their crops were always full - this method was not fair for the bird and had a lot of animal welfare issues, so much of the industry has stopped this and is moving towards a diet that promotes fat growth instead

Question 47

______ eggs are wanted for baking because they have a lighter and fluffier texture with a high protein content

Answer 47

duck

Question 48

why are duck eggs wanted for baking?

Answer 48

they have a light, fluffy texture and higher protein content

Question 49

why is duck fat a valuable product?

Answer 49

it has a high smoking point and smokey, subtle flavor that makes it a great ingredient for cooking at hot temperatures