Coturnix.....dark meat question

[bamachickens]

So I have seen on the forums that Coturnix have dark meat. I have had bobs before, and they were mostly white. By dark meat, do you mean like dark meat on a chicken, or do you mean like dark (really dark) meat that is on a dove? I like both, just want to clarify before I get into coturnix too.

Some of the darker meats have a strong taste to them. Are coturnix like this also?

Thanks in advance.

 

[bamachickens]

Also,

I see that people are breeding so mayn diferent colors of coturnix. Does this affect the meat at all? Or are some colors more specifically made for meat, other than A&Ms of course.

 

[monarc23]

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Someone on here said that dove meat is way darker than coturnix meat soo!

Hopefully that helps

Coturnix strong taste? I'd say not it honestly is like chicken just a bit different (not gamey at all)!

 

[monarc23]

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Jumbo browns

Also wonderful for egg laying as well. I perfer them over A & Ms....however i've never eaten an A & M.

 

[onthespot]

Dove meat is VERY DARK, and is almost the color and taste of chicken/turkey hearts. (I like it!)

 

[shelleyd2008]

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HEARTS??

 

[Cason]

Hearts are great! HA!
I don't care for Cortunix.. too dark.. liver sorta tasting. I grew up with Bobwhites (hunting) That's what I'll stick with.

 

[rbar]

That is actually a very accurate discription, I had not thought about the heart...
It was years ago that I had Browns... not even sure Jumbo Browns even were developed back then...but they were very much like organ meat, or Dove-like...the reason that I got out of raising quail entirely.
But, they have been bred intensively since those days, and I am anxious to compare the meat of some of the newer strains.
Will let you know!
(Meanwhile, inpreparation, is there a specific location for quail recipes with which to conduct my research???)

RBar

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[bigjohn]

I have had the regular coturnix before and it was dark meat. Did not care for it too much. Very small birds, too.

I really like the A&M. Very light meat and delicious. At 7 weeks the breast is just the right size and very tender. The jumbo browns are good, too. I just prefer the white meat.

Hopefully this weekend there will be about 15 in the freezer ready for grilling.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I've only ever had the jumbo coturnix and I think "liver-tasting" is probably a good description but it depends on how you cook it. When we've grilled or roasted it in the oven, it tasted like dark meat on a chicken with no liver taste. When I pieced it out and put the legs/thighs and breasts in a casserole and overcooked it - yes, definitely liver-tasting. We couldn't eat it and it was very chewy too.

I should rephrase that - when DBF grilled or roasted, it was just fine and there was really no difference from chicken dark meat. When I cooked it, we couldn't eat it LOL. If that helps put it in perspective any.