diff --git a/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm b/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm
index 05fc067611b..43bf81db357 100644
--- a/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food/food/snacks/meat.dm
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 	reagents.remove_reagent("triglyceride", INFINITY)
 	//Chicken is low fat. Less total calories than other meats
 
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/chicken/teshari
+	name = "meat"
+
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/neaera
 	name = "Neaera meat"
 	desc = "A slab of.. blue meat?"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/teshari.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/teshari.dm
index 5554bf48c46..b480ff2f918 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/teshari.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/teshari.dm
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@
 		/decl/emote/audible/teshtrill
 	)
 
+	meat_type = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/chicken/teshari
+
 
 /datum/species/teshari/New()
 	equip_adjust = list(