A male chicken castrated when young to improve the quality of its flesh for food.
Capons - 2010 was released on: USA: 24 June 2010 (48 Hour Film Project)
they're called capons, and are usually fattened up for eating
Male chickens that are castrated are called capons.
The cast of Capons - 2010 includes: Grant Esplin as Jasper Bill Gillane as Buck Joshua Samson as Ed Keegan Lisa Spurrier as Virginia Cody Watkins as Cort
He's fat. His belly is lined with good capons (castrated chickens).
Lewis Floyd Brumfield has written: 'Capon growing and marketing' -- subject(s): Capons and caponizing, Poultry industry
A castrated male chicken is called a capon. Capons are often prized for their tender meat and are traditionally raised for special dishes.
Turkeys and capons can be substituted for the other when cooking but a capon is generally much closer to a chicken than a turkey. It is much smaller than a turkey and has a more wild flavor.
A castrated chicken is called a capon where the internal testicles are removed. Capons grow to be incredibly docile and the lack of testosterone provided very tender meat, however this practice has fallen out of favor and is seldom done anymore.
It meant the same then as it does now: a castrated rooster. Although capons are not as often seen on supper tables as they used to be, they still can be. In Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple (female version) Florence cooks a capon.
Turkeys are not actually castrated, but roosters are, and after they are castrated, they are referred to as capon. They tend to be more flavorful than both chicken and turkey, and capons are full breasted with tender, juicy, flavorful meat that is well suited to roasting.
A rooster that has been castrated is commonly referred to as a "capon." Capons are typically raised for meat production, as the castration process helps produce a more tender and flavorful meat compared to that of an intact rooster. This practice has been used for centuries in various cultures.