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[Explore Stack Internal](https://stackoverflow.co/internal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=cooking-community&utm_campaign=side-bar&utm_content=explore-teams-compact-popover) # [Substitute rabbit in chicken recipes?](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes) [Ask Question](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/ask) Asked 13 years, 7 months ago Modified [13 years, 7 months ago](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes?lastactivity "2012-06-14 09:14:27Z") Viewed 2k times This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 1 Save this question. Show activity on this post. After reading through the [cookbook thread](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/396/10541) from front to back, I bought a couple of the recommended works, including *How to Cook Everything* by Mark Bittman. I went straight to the index to look up what it says about rabbit which came as a surprise to me (p. 653 in the 2008 print): ``` But you can substitute rabbit---which really does taste like chicken---for virtually any recipe for braised chicken. ``` This wasn’t at all what I expected. Just to give you some background: due to relatives who live in the country, my family always had a decent supply of rabbit meat. Until say five years ago we had rabbit once every other month, or more often; definitely more frequently than chicken. That said, I don’t recall rabbit to taste anything like chicken up to the point that apart from soup I don’t value the latter very much, while I absolutely love the former. What I want to know: How does this substitution work? How far does it go (is it limited to braised food)? Is it reversible? What chicken recipe should I try with rabbit meat? Am I prejudiced against chicken ;-)? References: [some](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/12471) [threads](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/2456/10541) mention this substitution, but they don’t exactly answer my question. - [substitutions](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/substitutions "show questions tagged 'substitutions'") - [chicken](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/chicken "show questions tagged 'chicken'") - [rabbit](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rabbit "show questions tagged 'rabbit'") [Share](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/24447 "Short permalink to this question") Share a link to this question Copy link [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0") [Improve this question](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/posts/24447/edit) Follow Follow this question to receive notifications [edited Apr 13, 2017 at 12:33](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/posts/24447/revisions "show all edits to this post") [](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/-1/community) [Community](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/-1/community)Bot 1 asked Jun 14, 2012 at 8:03 [](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/10541/philipp-gesang) [Philipp Gesang](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/10541/philipp-gesang) 20311 silver badge99 bronze badges 1 - i found rabbit to taste like frog meat.. KMC – [KMC](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/8434/kmc "1,984 reputation") 2012-06-16 07:05:45 +00:00 [Commented Jun 16, 2012 at 7:05](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes#comment32173_24447) [Add a comment](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.") \| ## 1 Answer 1 Sorted by: [Reset to default](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top) This answer is useful 2 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. I would say he is referring to farmed rabbit which does have a very mild flavour akin to chicken especially compared to the wild stuff. [Share](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/24448 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0") [Improve this answer](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/posts/24448/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications answered Jun 14, 2012 at 9:08 [](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7552/stefano) [Stefano](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7552/stefano) 3,27611 gold badge2222 silver badges2121 bronze badges 4 - Let me clarify that I wasn’t talking about game either. Afair all my rabbits up to date enjoyed an idyllic life on a farm. Philipp Gesang – [Philipp Gesang](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/10541/philipp-gesang "203 reputation") 2012-06-14 09:13:25 +00:00 [Commented Jun 14, 2012 at 9:13](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes#comment32087_24448) - Interesting, the farmed rabbit I get definitely resembles chicken in taste but the wild rabbit I get may as well be a completely different species. Thing is, if the rabbits you were getting were allowed run around free then maybe the ones I've getting have been confined in cages. Stefano – [Stefano](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/7552/stefano "3,276 reputation") 2012-06-14 11:08:00 +00:00 [Commented Jun 14, 2012 at 11:08](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes#comment32088_24448) - @phg I suspect age and diet could have substantial effects on flavor too, and in fact might be a big part of the reason wild game tends to taste different? Cascabel – [Cascabel](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/1672/cascabel "58,854 reputation") ♦ 2012-06-15 15:09:05 +00:00 [Commented Jun 15, 2012 at 15:09](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes#comment32144_24448) - @Jefromi I guess so. My preferred hypothesis is that it might largely depend on how both kinds of meats are prepared, which afair used to be quite different. I’m already planning an empirical test: same recipe, different meat. (Biggest problem turns out to be the acquisition: the places where I looked so far sell rabbit only without the head, which takes much of the fun out of eating it :-/ ) Philipp Gesang – [Philipp Gesang](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/10541/philipp-gesang "203 reputation") 2012-06-15 19:22:11 +00:00 [Commented Jun 15, 2012 at 19:22](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes#comment32151_24448) [Add a comment](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/24447/substitute-rabbit-in-chicken-recipes "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid comments like “+1” or “thanks”.") \| Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. 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