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A chef prepares chicken at the Ippuku Japanese restaurant in Berkeley, California. Photo: Jan Stuermann
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A chef prepares chicken at the Ippuku Japanese restaurant in Berkeley, California. English uses the word "chicken" both for the animal and for the meat that comes from it. Other meats are not named after the animal. Do you know which these are?

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