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Animal to food?

  • 28-12-2004 8:21am
    #1
    Kazujo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 649 ✭✭✭


    How come:

    Cow = Beef
    Pig = Bacon and pork
    Sheep = mutton

    But

    Chicken = chicken
    Lamb = lamb

    :confused:


Comments

  • #2
    BioHazRd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭BioHazRd


    I fail to see any humour in this post - mebbe more suited to ah (or mebbe the recycle bin ??)


  • #3
    Aava
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Aava


    Well, because cow and pig meat can be made into various things:

    Cow -> Beef, steak
    Pig -> Pork, ham, bacon, sausages

    So each of them has to have their own name. Whereas chicken, lamb, fish, etc. become only one type of meat. So they don't need different names...


  • #4
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭Chong


    Aava wrote:
    Well, because cow and pig meat can be made into various things:

    Cow -> Beef, steak
    Pig -> Pork, ham, bacon, sausages

    So each of them has to have their own name. Whereas chicken, lamb, fish, etc. become only one type of meat. So they don't need different names...

    www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmuttonpork.html


  • #5
    Milkman Dan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 163 ✭✭Milkman Dan


    Willem D wrote:
    www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mmuttonpork.html

    they make chicken, beef AND pork sausages.. ;)


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