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						poultry 
						Term that refers to barnyard fowl, most of which have been domesticated for centuries and are now mass-produced.				                 
                
                
					
					
					
                    
                    
                    
                    
					
                    
					
					
    
                    
				 
										
						
						duck 
						
						The magret, or breast meat, can be roasted, fried or smoked; they are force-fed to produce foie gras. 						
						
						goose 
						
						Often force-fed to produce foie gras, it is delicious stuffed or served with a fruit sauce; goose stuffed with chestnuts is a classic European dish. 						
						
						turkey 
						
						Prepared like chicken although its meat is drier; in North America, turkey with stuffing is the traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas meal. 						
						
						capon 
						
						Young rooster, castrated and fattened for slaughter; it grows to twice the size of a chicken yet has tender juicy meat. 						
						
						chicken 
						
						The offspring of a hen, from 4 to 12 months old; it is cheap, tasty and can be prepared in numerous ways, thus it is the most popular type of poultry.