Why is duck meat red meat and can be consumed medium rare and chicken meat white meat which should be cooked thoroughly even though they’re both birds?

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Why is duck meat red meat and can be consumed medium rare and chicken meat white meat which should be cooked thoroughly even though they’re both birds?

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I think this is the same as pork being the other “white” meat. You’re confusing biology and culinary arts. A duck is white meat biologically speaking, but cooks treat it differently because of its properties. Pork is red meat biologically speaking, but their marketing campaign has confused everyone.