Re: Chickens coming home to roost?

"Arri London" <biotech@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>
> Harry Lowes wrote:
>>
>> "It will undoubtedly ruffle a few feathers among campaigning celebrity
>> chefs. But according to a new scientific study, organically reared 
>> chickens
>> are not as flavoursome as intensively farmed birds. The findings fly in

>> the
>> face of claims by campaigners who argue that consumers should opt for
>> chickens which are allowed to roam outdoors. They say this environment 
>> makes
>> for a naturally tastier option on the dinner table and justifies the
more
>> expensive price tag - up to three times as much as a battery farmed
bird.
>> But according to a study published in the journal British Poultry 
>> Science, a
>> survey found that the cheaper birds had a better flavour and texture.
>>
>
> <snip>
>
> As with most things culinary, tastiness is in the palate of the eater.
> 'Organically reared' doesn't convey much information.
>
> People tend to prefer the flavours with which they grew up and are most
> familiar. A chicken that tastes too 'chicken-y' might not go over well
> with such a group, used to less flavourful birds.

Yes, as I said in another post it would have been better if the article
had 
more information as regards just who these tasters were.

HL