Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe it's not safe to eat wild duck in Holland. On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> wrote: > I'd suggest Saint Estephe with that, mpersonal taste of course. > phx > > > > Michiel Fokkema wrote: > > Hi Nathan, >> >> Looks like a normal duck as we have them Holland also. >> Afaik know this is the kind of bird you get when ordering wild duck in a >> restaurant. >> The have very red meat and taste a bit like liver. Not too bad but quit >> distinct. Not so fat as the industrial raised duck. >> The fillet is also much smaller. for a family meal you need 2 or 3 of >> them. >> Tastes great with forest mushrooms, truffle, berries, red wine etc. >> As with all the game you should give the meat some time to get tender >> after you've shot them. Up to two weeks in a dry and cool place should do >> the trick. If you don't like to do this yourself just catch them and bring >> them to the local butcher, poulterer or chef. >> >> Bon appetit, >> >> Michiel Fokkema >> >> Nathan wrote: >> >> Three PADs for yesterday, mainly because it is a logical sequence. I am >>> also cross-posting to the LUG because there are some extremely >>> knowledgeable >>> people there, and I need some advice. >>> >>> There are some ducks(?) or geese(?) that have taken up residence nearby. >>> As a result, we often find this in our pool (this one was yesterday >>> afternoon): >>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929481_88LaB-O-LB >>> >>> Looks cute, except that they shit in the pool, which is a major nuisance. >>> So I let the dog out or scare them off myself. They usually go >>> reluctantly, >>> first up onto the garden wall: >>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929527_7FoMz-O-LB >>> >>> And then finally they f**k off: >>> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#300929547_63Tox-O-LB >>> >>> So now I have some questions for the birders here: >>> - what is this species? >>> - is it edible? >>> - is there something we can to scare them off when we are not at home? Is >>> there any particular plant or smell that they hate? >>> >>> TIA, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >