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Tag Archives: Quail
The Monogamous Fowl of the L’Aude
Guinea fowl have intrigued me for more than their flavour since I first encountered them en-masse in the L’Aude region of SW France – I could have written ‘en-floc’ (read below for why). We used to rent a house there … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Great Chefs, Guinea Fowl, peasant cooking, Simple Food, South West French Cuisine, Terroir
Tagged Blue Collar Gastronomy, Castelnaudary, Edith Piaf, Guinea Fowl, L'Aude, Lauragais Farmers' Cooperative, Les Agrumes, Maize, Melon, Michel Guerard, Pintade, Quail, Sun Flowers
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Table Quails are Males
Quails are cute little round, feathered bundles whose sound is more a squeak than a chirrup. Their meat is less sought after than their eggs, so quails sold for cooking are the male by-product of a lucrative egg business. Animals, like … Continue reading
Posted in Agrumes, Alcohol, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Citrus Fruit, Foie Gras, Food travel, Foraging, French supermarkets, Perfect Eggs, Quail & Quail's Eggs, Real Italy, Simple Food, Southern Italy
Tagged Cepes de Bordeaux, Civitavecchia, Foie Gras, Gull's Eggs, Melun, Quail, Quail Eggs, Spaetzle
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