What's the difference between turkey and ordinary domestic chicken?

The difference between turkey and ordinary chicken

Turkey belongs to the general name of two birds of finch family.

Domestic chickens belong to the pheasant family. The protein content of turkey is 20% higher than that of other birds, while the fat content is 265,438+0% lower and the cholesterol content is low. Turkey is mainly herbivorous, with tender meat, no odor, no drug residue, pure and delicious taste, suitable for all ages, suitable for high-end dining tables and ordinary families, and is a nutritious and delicious product.

Turkey, also known as the seven-faced bird, originated in America and is a kind of high-grade game rare bird introduced from abroad. Turkey has the characteristics of big body, fast growth, high meat yield, strong reproduction, convenient management and high efficiency.

Turkeys are big and grow fast. Under normal circumstances, 140 days, the heavy turkey cock can reach 16 ~ 20kg, and the hen can reach 9 ~ 15kg. Medium-sized turkey cocks can reach 13~ 15 kg, and hens can reach 8~ 10 kg; Light turkey cock can reach 10~ 12 kg, and hen can reach 5~8 kg. Turkey produces a lot of meat. Turkey has developed breast meat and leg meat, accounting for more than 40% of the live weight, with a live slaughter rate of 64% and a carcass slaughter rate of more than 85%.

The English name of Turkey is "Turkey". Because Europeans think it looks like Turkish clothing: black head and red body. Europeans like roast goose very much. After immigrating to the United States, there was a requirement to eat geese before raising them, so I ate turkey and found that turkey was more delicious than goose. There are many turkeys in North America.

So roast turkey has become a big dish for Americans and an essential food for important festivals. Turkey is 3 ~ 4 times larger than domestic chicken, and its body length is1/kloc-0 ~115cm. Span 125 ~ 144 cm, weight 2.5 ~ 10.8 kg. Traditionally, Americans cook turkeys at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Therefore, it is generally called Christmas turkey.