Meat

thumb|upright=1.5|Raw meat (clockwise from left): chicken as food|chicken, [[beef, bacon, pork chops]] Meat is animal tissue, mostly muscle, that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted and farmed other animals for meat since prehistory. The Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of vertebrates, including chickens, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, and cattle, starting around 11,000 years ago. Since then, selective breeding has enabled farmers to produce meat with the qualities desired by producers and consumers. Meat is important to economies and cultures around the world.

thumb|Plate of German sausage: Jagdwurst, [[liver sausage, blood sausage, Westphalian ham]] thumb|Sausage making at home

thumb|Lion|Lions are obligate carnivores, since they consume only animal flesh for their nutritional requirements.

thumb|Pork belly cut, showing layers of muscle and fat thumb|A pig being slow-roasted on a rotisserie

thumb|upright=1.35|Poultry of the world ()

thumb| |alt=A seafood platter composed of shrimp, oyster, snail and crab.

wild animals under pursuit or taken in hunting

animal flesh product that has never been part of a living animal

thumb|upright|Aspic with chicken and eggs Aspic () or meat jelly is a savoury gelatin made with a meat stock or broth, set in a mold to encase other ingredients. These often include pieces of meat, seafood, vegetable, or eggs. Aspic is also sometimes referred to as aspic gelée or aspic jelly. In its simplest form, aspic is essentially a gelatinous version of conventional soup.

thumb|300px|A variety of pâtés (containing liver) on a platter thumb|300px| Animal heads, brains, Pig's trotter|trotters, and [[tripe on sale in an Istanbul meat market]]

In cuisine, cutlet (derived from French côtelette, côte, 'rib') refers to:

types of meat such as beef, goat, pork, or lamb with higher myoglobin content

Bushmeat is meat from wildlife hunted for human consumption, specifically in parts of Africa, Asia, and South America. Bushmeat is commonly harvested through unregulated or subsistence hunting practices. Bushmeat often consists of local small mammals in an area, such as primates, bats, and rodents, but can also refer to small birds and reptiles. Bushmeat is also a significant public health concern due to its association with zoonotic disease transmission.

precooked or cured meat, often sausages or meat loaves, that are sliced and served cold or hot on sandwiches or on party trays

overview about the environmental impact of animal agriculture, especially meat production

meat which has been modified in order either to improve its taste or to extend its shelf life

material derived from the bodies of animals

meat which is pale in color before and after cooking; in nutrition, refers to poultry and fish (but not mammal meat); in gastronomy, rabbit, veal, and pork are also sometimes included

substances considered taboo in certain cultures or religions

food preservation with salt

thumb|upright=1.35|Charcuterie hanging in a French shop Charcuterie (, , also , ; ; from , and ) is a branch of French cuisine devoted to prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausage, terrines, galantines, ballotines, pâtés, and confit, primarily from pork.

thumb|Sharing of Igunaq among Inuit families. Igunaq ( ), also Kopalhen (, IPA [kopaɬɣən]) is an Early Paleo-Eskimo, autolysis-based method of preparing and preserving meat, particularly walrus and other marine mammals, caribou and birds, as part of the Inuit cuisine, Chukchi cuisine, Yamal cuisine, and the Evenki diets.

thumb|The battered remains of a roadkilled White-tailed deer|deer on [[South Carolina Highway 170 by the Chechessee River in South Carolina, US]] thumb|Wide-ranging large carnivores like this [[bear are particularly vulnerable to becoming roadkill.]] Roadkill is a wild animal that has been killed by collision with motor vehicles. Wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) have increasingly been the topic of academic research to understand the causes, and how they can be mitigated.

production of agriculture products from cell cultures

meat or fish preserved or cured with salt

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thumb|right|A meat thermometer

Psychology surrounding human consumption of meat

thumb|upright=1.35|Squab (food)|Squab forcemeat with [[cepes, anise, and combava juice]]

Yewei () is a Chinese term that describes various types of bushmeat from exotic wild animals.

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device for turning a spit

day in which one is encouraged not to consume meat

any type of uncooked muscle tissue of an animal used for food

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preparation and consumption of roadkill

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