To think that pork is not red meat??

[RevoltingPeasant]

DH and I have an ongoing debate about this.

I say pork is white meat because, er, it's not red when prepared to eat. When I was growing up, there used to be ads on tv promoting pork as "the other white meat" (as opposed to chicken).

DH argument is that chickens can fly and pigs, along with cows and lambs, can't . I pointed out that on this logic, salmon, broccoli and breakfast cereal could also be considered "red meat". His counter argument is that it just is.

Please come and tell him he is wrong settle this!

Ah so bacon is red meat, piglet is white and pork is erm undecided?

I've always cooked pork pink so therfore it suits me if it's red

I have always thought pork was a white meat and that along with chicken it goes with white wine. Red meats are lamb and beef which go with red wine.

chickens don't fly though. they flap about but don't fly.

so that makes them red meat too.

is this like egg is dairy despite it not coming from a cow?

I've always believed pork is white meat. I'm sure that was a common belief when I grew up (80s/90s).

Zing egg is not dairy! What fresh hell is this?

So basically what I am taking from this thread is that it's ambiguous and therefore I could be am right....

Thanks MN!

Why does it matter?

www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/red-meat.aspx

It's red meat

It's to do with the myoglobin levels.

I thought pork was red meat and you can indeed eat it rare.

The myoglobin in pork is around halfway between red and white meat though

You shouldn't eat it rare (plus it probably wouldn't taste too good :/) but you can eat it slightly pink as it keeps the moisture in :)

Whether red or white or pink, do NOT ear pork raw

I've heard people eat raw bacon. Plus what is parma ham? Isn't that raw? all I know is I tried it once and it was awful

I always thought pork was white meat, now I have no idea at all.

Nope, parma ham is cured, not sure by which method but it's either smoked or salt cured, not at all raw.

I remember being told at school that if it's got four legs it's red.

What about kangaroos then?

Jesus! I'm just going to have a nice slice of toast... :-/

Parma ham is lush. Cannot eat it ATM as pg, boo! It is not raw though.

Kangaroos do have four legs don't they? Just two are rather smaller

Hold the phone...eggs aren't dairy?!?

No, they aren't milk or by products of milk etc.

They are from chickens

zing chickens fly. Unless you clip their wings regularly. All my chickens can fly ( usually into next doors garden)

I know they're from chickens . But I'd thought that non-meat/blood edible animal products were all dairy? Aren't eggs in the dairy section of the flawed NHS blanaced diet plate?

It actually makes sense now I think about the word 'dairy'. Huh. You learn something new every day.