rook salad

[aga man]

out shooting corvids on the cut grass fields today. got me thinking why don't we eat rook anymore?

any one tried it

 

 

[whitey10765666]

Its a case of eating with your eyes, if you shoot it your self your not likely to eat it, if some one gives you just the breast to cook your more likely to eat it, I think

[telf]

i must admit it looked lovely,i have never tried rook but after seeing that i might,i think we think of rook as some kind of dirty,horrible flea ridden thing but if you think about it i suppose there no different to pigeon,dove etc,perhaps if they looked a bit more of a handsome bird people would think of them as more edible

[the pigeon man]

Same as above always wanted to try it though but I wouldn't want to prep it my self ha

[aga man]

i must admit it looked lovely,i have never tried rook but after seeing that i might,i think we think of rook as some kind of dirty,horrible flea ridden thing but if you think about it i suppose there no different to pigeon,dove etc,perhaps if they looked a bit more of a handsome bird people would think of them as more edible

worth mentioning these are young rooks[branchers] that they are eating. i think the young ones are more tender and regarded more edible.

does look good enough to eat though.

[Churchill]

Its a case of eating with your eyes, if you shoot it your self your not likely to eat it, if some one gives you just the breast to cook your more likely to eat it, I think

You're right, a lot of people don't want to take responsibility for the whole process of Dispatching, preparing, cooking, and then eating their protein. I don't have any such problems, I take full responsibility for being a meat eater, the way i see it, is it's free range and organic. Everything i shoot goes back into the food chain. My boss at work keeps chickens and his brother works in a brewery, so i trade prepared pigeons for real ale and eggs, and i trade pigeons with my neighbor for home grown veg.

 

Rooks taste good, as do tree rats, If i'm going to kill it then i'm going to eat it.

 

ps, I don't shoot foxes......

[Cranfield]

As a kid and young adult I ate young rooks, but always in pies, or stews, with other meat, like chicken, rabbit, etc.

The meat is quite strong in a coarse way, rather than gamey.

 

Something to eat if you are hungry, but not something I would rush to eat now.

[NickB65]

Looks good to me and the next Rook I get will defo go to the pot. If the Rook is older then Marinade the meat longer which is what I do for Pigeon and the acid in the marinade "loosens" the meat a little. Is the meat as strong as Pigeon?

[camokid]

i have tried it is was like pigeon looks and taste wise i made a game pie it was ok but part of me was thinking your eating a big scabby crow that's eats poop

[L.R.S]

I tried rook for the first time 3 weeks ago and have had it twice more since.

All I did was take off the breasts and legs and soaked in salty water for 24 hours.Then marinated them with one crushed clove of garlic,sweet chilie sauce and a splash of wine.Leave for another 24 hours in the fridge.

Then to cook them I just fried them in the frying pan.Just a pity there isnt more meat on them:) Just cant wait to get out and get some more.I want to try and make some rook and rabbit sausages.

[ThePestControllers]

i have been thinking of eating rooks for ages but in the back of my mind i keep thinking they eat carrion and what if they are eating something that as been poisoned.

just a though but it sort of puts me off.

what do you think

i preserve allot of food like pigeon in kilner jars and was going to do the same with rooks as i get plenty and it always seems a shame to waste them.

 

Cheers

Daz