Defining a drumstick

by Nicole Weston, Posted May 9th 2006 @ 9:02AM

It is safe to say that when the word "drumstick" is uttered, several things might come to mind. For a musician, that first thing could be the sort of drumstick that is used to, well, play the drums. The more common thought is that of a piece of poultry, also known as the drumstick. This drumstick is the lower part of the leg the fowl. Composed of dark meat, the drumstick is easy to eat with your fingers because of a protruding bone and is quite popular for snacking, as it has a high skin-to-meat ratio.

Another type of drumstick is an Asian plant. These drumsticks are long, thin pods that grow on Moringa trees and get their name from their hard outer casing. Inside that casing, however, is a soft interior which tastes slightly of asparagus. The pods are often prepared in a similar way to green beans, getting chopped into small lengths and tossed into stews, curries and noodle dishes. The seeds inside the drumsticks are edible and are about 40% oil, which can be extracted and used for cooking.

The final type of drumstick is my favorite and has been since I first had one as a kid.

Nestle Drumsticks are pre-made ice cream sundae cones.The classic flavor has vanilla ice cream, coated in chocolate and rolled in nuts. The sugar cones stay reasonably crispy, despite freezing, and are filled with a good amount of chocolate, which keeps them from getting soggy as the ice cream melts on a warm day. There are now 13 different flavors of Drumsticks, including chocolate mint, peanut butter fudge, triple chocolate and reduced fat.

Filed Under: Did you know?, Ingredients
Tags: asian, chicken, cone, dessert, did you know, dinner, drumstick, drumsticks, duck, fowl, fruit, ice cream, instrument, meat, music, nestle, novelty, oultry, plant, pod, poultry, snack, sundae, tree

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5-09-2006 @9:43AM Nirav said... Thank you for posting this...You guys ROCK!!!
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5-09-2006 @11:26AM Ms.P.Sujatha said... dear sir
We are exporting quality Drum sticks (the asian plants from Moringa trees) to Europe. We are exploring avenues for the same in the US. Trust you would be of help to us.

Thanks in anticipation

P.Sujatha
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5-09-2006 @2:18PM Dr. Electro said... I have actually seen, on rare occasions, Asian drumsticks in our supermarkets. They were labelled, "Chinese okra," which I could tell they were not.

There is a Chinese okra but it doesn't resemble drumsticks. If you cut it crosswise you get a five-pointed star cross section.

Not knowing what I was passing up, I didn't buy any. I will know better next time.
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