Expensive dishes such as shark fin, abalone, lobster, jumbo shrimp, squab, sea bass, or sea cucumber are common on a wedding banquet menu.
On a basic level, squab cushions were made more stable by using tufting ties.
Once a squab has fledged, its weight decreases significantly.
The meat of dove and pigeon gamebirds hunted primarily for sport is rarely called squab.
More recently, squab meat comes almost entirely from domesticated pigeons.
Other meats include squab, duck, chicken, mutton, venison, and turtle although venison and turtle meat are legally prohibited.
Friends were interested, but more in eating squab than paying for them.
The meat of pigeons is customarily referred to as squab and is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world.
