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MrMcSwifty t1_j44h97r wrote

> Turkeys fly, just not very well.

Wild turkeys, sure, but as far as I'm aware, domestic turkeys are way too fat to fly really at all, which is indeed why their breast meat is white instead of "red."

On that note, I've often heard people say wild turkey meat is garbage compared to farm raised, which now makes me wonder if that's actually because they are just over-cooking it to domestic white meat turkey temps!

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Mmcx125 t1_j4531mh wrote

Could well be diet, the wild turkeys around me regularly eat actual garbage.

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RandoCalrissian11 t1_j45t7gu wrote

Wild Turkey is much better than domestic. Having eaten a lot of it, I don’t even see a comparison. It’s very white meat also. Has nothing to do with domestication, it’s how the blood circulates.

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thisischemistry t1_j46reri wrote

> I've often heard people say wild turkey meat is garbage compared to farm raised

Wild turkey has a "gamey" flavor which many people associate with it being "off" and not as good. Farm-raised has a "cleaner" flavor, more like farm-raised chicken. Some people like the wild flavor, some people like the domesticated flavor.

It's similar to the differences between venison and beef or mutton and lamb. Both venison and mutton have a ton of flavor but some people don't like that flavor, they prefer the lighter flavors of farm-raised beef or lamb.

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