We use the terms “white meat” and “dark meat” because the Victorians were prudes. In the early 1800s, people found it vulgar to say leg, thigh, or breast, especially around women. Source
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We use the terms “white meat” and “dark meat” because the Victorians were prudes. In the early 1800s, people found it vulgar to say leg, thigh, or breast, especially around women. Source