Barbie said:They were sold on the same stalls as turkeys and other scary bird things so I assumed they were either sold as food or pets![]()
No one would eat a pigeon sold in Las Ramblas. Actually I've never heard of any dish consisting on pigeon



Barbie said:They were sold on the same stalls as turkeys and other scary bird things so I assumed they were either sold as food or pets![]()
silvia said:No one would eat a pigeon sold in Las Ramblas. Actually I've never heard of any dish consisting on pigeon![]()
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Pot roast pigeon
Nothing fancy this, just a sound pot roast pigeon recipe with classic flavourings and a thick, old-fashioned gravy. You will need some bashed or creamed root vegetables to soak up the copious juice.
serves 4
butter - 50g
plump, oven-ready pigeons - 4
plump, herby sausages - 4
a medium to large onion
a large carrot
celery - 2 sticks
a few sprigs of thyme
garlic - 2 cloves
unsmoked streaky bacon - 4 rashers
bay leaves - 2
juniper berries - 12
plain flour - a level tbsp
fruity red wine - 250ml
chicken or game stock - 250ml
to serve: mashed parsnip or potato
Melt half the butter in a heavy casserole, then brown the pigeons and sausages lightly on all sides. Lift them out and set aside. Set the oven at 190 c/gas 5.
Peel the onion, cut it in half, then slice each half into five from root to tip. Melt the remaining butter over a moderate heat and add the onion. Peel the carrot, cut it into large dice and add it to the onion, together with the chopped celery, 4 or 5 sprigs of thyme and the peeled and sliced garlic. Continue cooking, stirring from time to time.
Remove the rind from the bacon and cut each rasher into about six pieces. Stir into the onion and add the juniper berries, lightly crushed, and the bay leaves. Leave to soften, making certain the sausages have the opportunity to colour. After about 20 minutes, the vegetables should be soft and golden. Stir in the flour, let it cook for a few minutes then stir in the wine and the stock. Bring almost to the boil then return the pigeons and sausages to the pan and roast in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, until the pigeons are tender but still lightly pink in the centre.
naddyz said:release them at skanky weddings
silvia said:No one would eat a pigeon sold in Las Ramblas. Actually I've never heard of any dish consisting on pigeon![]()
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naddyz said:go and find a nice pigeon (maybe not one in las ramblas!) and cook this:
Robder said:OMG I really want a big pigeon release at my wedding!!!![]()
How trashy would that be?![]()
Barbie said:Seriously Sil, pigeon is considered a bit of a delicattessen (sp??) in England, a lot of the top restaurants have pigeon on the menu![]()
Barbie said:Seriously Sil, pigeon is considered a bit of a delicattessen (sp??) in England, a lot of the top restaurants have pigeon on the menu![]()
silvia said:(please it's a joke about stereotipes, please nobody take it as something personal. THank you)
Robder said:I shouldn't admit to this but I will anyway:
Waitrose, the posh supermarket in Brighton, had a vaccum packed wood pigeon in the freezer (it looked like a small chicken) and we were so fascinated with it that we bought it, named it (can't remember what) and brought it to the opening of Pacha London.
It was quite a glamerous night all things considered and everybody was dolled up in their nice clothes...and there's us lot in the corner dancing around a skanky pigeon (oh how I wish we'd known about the throwing game in those days!)![]()
...God knows how we got it past security but my friend's hoody was covered in blood by the time we got in because he had it up his sleeve!
Imagine explaining a pigeon to security on the way in to Pacha!![]()
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See, I told you I shouldn't have admitted to that!![]()
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silvia said:That's cos you are english and you don't know about food![]()
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(please it's a joke about stereotipes, please nobody take it as something personal. THank you)
Robder said:I shouldn't admit to this but I will anyway:
Waitrose, the posh supermarket in Brighton, had a vaccum packed wood pigeon in the freezer (it looked like a small chicken) and we were so fascinated with it that we bought it, named it (can't remember what) and brought it to the opening of Pacha London.
It was quite a glamerous night all things considered and everybody was dolled up in their nice clothes...and there's us lot in the corner dancing around a skanky pigeon (oh how I wish we'd known about the throwing game in those days!)![]()
...God knows how we got it past security but my friend's hoody was covered in blood by the time we got in because he had it up his sleeve!
Imagine explaining a pigeon to security on the way in to Pacha!![]()
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See, I told you I shouldn't have admitted to that!![]()
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Robder said:I shouldn't admit to this but I will anyway:
Waitrose, the posh supermarket in Brighton, had a vaccum packed wood pigeon in the freezer (it looked like a small chicken) and we were so fascinated with it that we bought it, named it (can't remember what) and brought it to the opening of Pacha London.
It was quite a glamerous night all things considered and everybody was dolled up in their nice clothes...and there's us lot in the corner dancing around a skanky pigeon (oh how I wish we'd known about the throwing game in those days!)![]()
...God knows how we got it past security but my friend's hoody was covered in blood by the time we got in because he had it up his sleeve!
Imagine explaining a pigeon to security on the way in to Pacha!![]()
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See, I told you I shouldn't have admitted to that!![]()
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silvia said:I imagine is something cultural, pigeons to me are flying rats, and you can explain me as many sophisticated stories as you want, but that wouldn't change my mind![]()
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Barbie said:That is wrong wrong wrong![]()
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