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pl.n.
The edible heart, liver, or gizzard of a fowl.

[From Middle English gibelet, from Old French, game stew, perhaps alteration of *giberet, from gibier, game.]


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The edible part of the entrails of a bird; gizzard, liver, heart, and neck.

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[JIHB-lihts] Generally, the term "giblets" refers to the heart, liver and gizzard of domesticated fowl and game birds. Sometimes the neck is also included in this grouping. All but the liver are used for flavoring stocks and soups. The liver is usually cooked separately and, in the case of ducks and geese, is considered a delicacy. See also variety meats.

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For other uses, see Giblets (disambiguation).

Giblets (pronounced /ˈdʒɪblɨts/) are the edible offal of a fowl, typically including the heart, gizzard, liver, and other visceral organs: the term is culinary usage only. [1]

A whole bird from a butcher is often packaged with the giblets (sometimes sealed in a bag in the body cavity). Although it does not technically fit the definition above, the neck is often included with the giblets, as it must be separated from the body during the process of butchering.

There are a number of recipes that use giblets. If a bird is to be stuffed, the giblets are traditionally chopped and added to the stuffing, however the USDA recommends cooking giblets separate from the bird.[2] If not, they can be used for other purposes, such as giblet pie or, a Southern U.S. favorite, giblet gravy. With the exception of giblet gravy, the liver is not usually included in these recipes, as its strong flavor tends to overpower other ingredients. It may be used in liver-specific recipes, such as pâté or yakitori. Giblets can also be used to make alicot, a French stew.

Much poultry, especially that sold in supermarkets, is quartered and consequently the giblets are not included. Giblets can be bought separately from a butcher, but the demand for human consumption is low in most Western countries, so they are more often sold to pet food manufacturers.

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  2. ^ USDA Cooking and Food Handling (Cooking Frozen Foods)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - indmad fra fugle

Nederlands (Dutch)
eetbare ingewanden van gevogelte

Français (French)
n. pl. - abats

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Innereien (von Geflügel)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (μαγειρ.) (φαγώσιμα) εντόσθια πουλερικών

Italiano (Italian)
rigaglie

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - miúdos (m pl) de aves

Русский (Russian)
гусиные потроха, пустяки

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - menudillos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - (fågel)krås (kok.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
残余物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 殘餘物

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 남은 것[물건], (동물의) 내장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 臓物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) قلب أو كبد أو حوصله الطائر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮קרבי העוף (כבד, קורקבן, גרון וכו')‬

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