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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Kitchen Cottage on January 11, 2014, 01:52:40 pm

Title: What is a butterfly duck?
Post by: Kitchen Cottage on January 11, 2014, 01:52:40 pm

A friend was saying she wants some, apparently they are small?  Google didn't help.... ??? ???

Title: Re: What is a butterfly duck?
Post by: shygirl on January 11, 2014, 01:55:02 pm

do you mean live birds?


butterfly is a way of cutting the breast meat before cooking - does she mean that? chicken cooked this way is called butterfly chicken on the menu so im sure duck would be too.

Title: Re: What is a butterfly duck?
Post by: doganjo on January 11, 2014, 02:05:42 pm

It's another name for spatchcock in cooking.

Here's how - Duck Tips: How to Butterfly a Duck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUsDfnNII9s#ws)

Title: Re: What is a butterfly duck?
Post by: Kitchen Cottage on January 11, 2014, 05:14:52 pm

 :roflanim:She definitely isn't talking about how to cook 'em!  I knew THAT!  Its some kind of very small duck that she seen and was called a butterfly duck...

Title: Re: What is a butterfly duck?
Post by: doganjo on January 11, 2014, 06:32:43 pm

As you say nothing comes up on google - try and get more info - we are all bursting with curiosity now  :roflanim:

Title: Re: What is a butterfly duck?
Post by: taz08 on January 11, 2014, 08:29:44 pm

might mean a mandarin duck 

Title: Re: What is a butterfly duck?
Post by: doganjo on January 11, 2014, 09:17:17 pm

Could be - they have lovely colours like butterflys, and are small