>... Of course they don't get particularly fat :-{
Thats fine. I hate the taste of that fat.

>... I was thinking more of stuff like intensively reared chicken - the texture has a slight resemblence to meat and you can tell it's chicken because it doesn't taste of anything. Most people don't even seem aware of what a decent bird tastes like.....

General advice:
If it smells, add more chilies.

Luky as I am I found somebody selling me squabs. I arange a feast.