Poularde
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Poularde is a culinary term for a chicken that is at least 120 days old at the time of slaughter and fattened with a rich diet that delays egg production.[1][2] In the past it was common to spay the chickens early in life to ensure desirable meat quality,[3] similar to the castration of a capon.
Similar terms are often confused: in English, pullet refers to a young hen, generally under one year old.[4] Sometimes it is more specific, indicating a hen that is fully grown but has not reached 'point-of-lay', i.e. has not yet started laying eggs, which often happens between 16 and 24 weeks of age, depending on breed.[5] Poulard (no 'e') can be used to mean "roaster", i.e. a young chicken weighing up to 6 to 7 pounds (2.7 to 3.2 kg) and living 10–12 weeks, as opposed to smaller "broiler" chickens weighing less than 3 pounds (1.4 kg).[6] In French, poussin is a newly hatched chick (either sex), poulet is a young chick (either sex), poulette is a young female chicken (one form of a poulet, and corresponding to the male coquelet), poularde is a poulette deliberately fattened for eating (often spayed, and the equivalent of the castrated male chapon or capon), and a poule is an egg-laying hen (corresponding to the coq or cockerel).[7][8] Poularde is used in English in the context of cooking (as opposed to poultry farming); Larousse Gastronomique lists around 98 recipes for "Poulardes et poulets" with a further 100 or more for "farm-raised chickens".[9]
In France many varieties of poularde exist, including the
Examples of protected certifications outside France include the
See also
References
- ^ "Poulardes" (in French). Volailles fermières Label Rouge. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9789400904453. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Poularde". Littré (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Definition of Pullet by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on January 3, 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Smith, Kassandra. "What Is a Pullet?". Backyard Chicken Coops. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Roaster, Poulard, Poulet, Pullet, Heavy chicken: Definition". Multilingual foodlexicon. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Poule, poulet, poulette, poularde, etc. : quelle est la différence?". Le français entre quat'z'yeux. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Newman, Bryan G. (19 May 2019). "Poulet, Poularde, Poule, Pousin – Chicken. Chicken in French Cuisine". Behind the French Menu. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Broadhurst, Ken (26 December 2007). "That poularde". Living the life in Saint-Aignan. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Poularde" (in French). Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales. Retrieved 27 March 2017..