Ingredient: Wood pigeon
Category: Game
Season: All
The Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) is a member of the family Columbidae, doves and pigeons.
The Wood Pigeon may be identified at once by its larger size at 38–43 cm, and the white on its neck and wing. It is otherwise a basically grey bird, with a pinkish breast.
The Wood Pigeon is Britain's major agricultural bird pest; it provides excellent shooting and is important to many sportsmen and farmers. It is legal to shoot the bird all the year round.
The woodpigeon makes good eating and provides nourishing cheap food.
These are small, but are the least expensive of all game birds.
Serving one per person, unless they are very large. It's really only the breast that's eaten. |