lurcherboy Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 After reading the Shooting Times, 16th March edition, I read Fred J Taylors column with interest. He waxed lyrical about eating young rook meat and made it sound very good. This has given me the urge to try some as there is nothing better in my book than eating what most people would consider vermin. So, have any of you tried rook, what did it taste like, any reciepes? I am looking for sensible replies from our older members but realise I will get markbivvy, jimdfish, kip, kirky and associated reprobates posting :thumbs: Feel free to strike all 'those' posts accordingly Cranfield & Henry D LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 I have had it in a pie mixed with pigeon, both meats cubed. The meat was darker than the pigeon, but in a pie, with gravy and vegetables, it tasted the same. There was noticeably much less meat on the rook, than the pigeon. Up close, they are not that big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezney Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 had it mixed with some other things in a sort of stew... tastes exactly like chicken. only joking! it is like pigeon but a bit um, stronger tasting... very nice though. Personally id have to have it with another meat and probs in a pie or broth. But thats just me :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Thank you gentlemen. Rook and pigeon pie it is then. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 (edited) After reading the Shooting Times, 16th March edition, I read Fred J Taylors column with interest. He waxed lyrical about eating young rook meat and made it sound very good. This has given me the urge to try some as there is nothing better in my book than eating what most people would consider vermin. So, have any of you tried rook, what did it taste like, any reciepes? I am looking for sensible replies from our older members but realise I will get markbivvy, jimdfish, kip, kirky and associated reprobates posting :thumbs: Feel free to strike all 'those' posts accordingly Cranfield & Henry D B) LB lb crow pie is great, just ask desperate dan !!!!! lol are you realy this hungry can send you some food vouchers for safeways if you want?? cheers kirky only joking mate Edited March 24, 2006 by kirky640 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 After reading the Shooting Times, 16th March edition, I read Fred J Taylors column with interest. He waxed lyrical about eating young rook meat and made it sound very good. This has given me the urge to try some as there is nothing better in my book than eating what most people would consider vermin. So, have any of you tried rook, what did it taste like, any reciepes? I am looking for sensible replies from our older members but realise I will get markbivvy, jimdfish, kip, kirky and associated reprobates posting Feel free to strike all 'those' posts accordingly Cranfield & Henry D B) LB lb crow pie is great, just ask desperate dan !!!!! lol are you realy this hungry can send you some food vouchers for safeways if you want?? cheers kirky only joking mate I am still a dab hand at the 'free' shopping expeditions Kirky I just like to eat anything different thats edible. The badger roast may be a problem though LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I am still a dab hand at the 'free' shopping expeditions good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hugh Fearnley Whittingbottle doesn't seem to have a problem with them and Desperate Dan eats Cow Pie not Crow Pie Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Desperate Dan eats Cow Pie not Crow Pie B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I personally have not tried them, but one of my friends who lives local to me and who I can always rely on to take any surplus of the bag in fur or feather always has my rooks and squirrels. I read somwhere once that they taste better if they are soaked overnight in milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I personally have not tried them, but one of my friends who lives local to me and who I can always rely on to take any surplus of the bag in fur or feather always has my rooks and squirrels. I read somwhere once that they taste better if they are soaked overnight in milk. I have read that about the milk 30-6. Now all I need is to hotwire a cow LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftshot Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I havn't eaten rook but my dad say's it's very good as long as there young. Nice in a pie with somthing else so as to pad them out a bit he says. Although he doesn't have a recipe. Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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