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[Closed] What does a Capon taste like?

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Getting a couple of Capons in December, as I have never cooked or tasted one I was just wondering if they similar to chickens or turkeys?


 
Posted : 19/11/2010 8:42 pm
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turkey


 
Posted : 19/11/2010 8:43 pm
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Nothing exotic then, are they as big as a turkey?


 
Posted : 19/11/2010 8:44 pm
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They taste of male chickens.
Don't expect much breast meat though, it's all about the legs.


 
Posted : 19/11/2010 8:45 pm
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I've never tasted a male chicken.


 
Posted : 19/11/2010 8:46 pm
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[i]are they as big as a turkey[/i]
Nah, big chicken size, unless it's a small capon, then small chicken size 🙂


 
Posted : 19/11/2010 8:47 pm
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Ask Batman.


 
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Dry stringy tough meat. Only good for soup


 
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a capon is a castrated cockerel so pretty much like chicken


 
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a bit like chicken, a bit like cat


 
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CAT! I'm not even asking! FFS


 
Posted : 20/11/2010 12:03 am
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Like most things, it tastes like chicken.


 
Posted : 20/11/2010 12:37 am