Holiday in the UK - food!

[Antje77]

Braised Squirrel Recipe

A braised squirrel recipe from London gastropub The Jugged Hare, a classic game recipe with horseradish mashed potatoes.

www.greatbritishchefs.com

Shall I try to catch one when I'm in London and cook it for you on my camping cooker? I'll be happy to have you over for dinner in front of my tent!
The recipe you shared needs an oven so I can't do that but I'm sure I can find a good recipe for squirrel in a pan, or we could use one of those throw away grills and have a squirrel barbeque.

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

I'm sure I can find a good recipe for squirrel in a pan, or we could use one of those throw away grills and have a squirrel barbeque.

Spit roast the squirell over a fire like you can do with rabbits.

 

[EllieM]

Sorry I'm late to the thread and have skipped to the end.
I can confirm M&S have nice pre-made salads.

Foods to bring back..... marmite!!!

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

@Antje77 If you ever come to Australia on a camping holiday, look out for fresh road kill grey or red kangaroo. We used to cut the tails of a freshly dead 'roo killed by truck to feed the dog mainly.

Makes a good stew with some veggies in it as well.

Goanna is good baked in the coals of a fire too.

 

[Antje77]

@Antje77 If you ever come to Australia on a camping holiday, look out for fresh road kill grey or red kangaroo. We used to cut the tails of a freshly dead 'roo killed by truck to feed the dog mainly.

Makes a good stew with some veggies in it as well.

Goanna is good baked in the coals of a fire too.

If I ever come to Australia I'll simply invite myself to your neighbours with the spicy smelly food and stay there for my entire holiday!

 

[Antje77]

Foods to bring back..... marmite!!!

The marmite was buy one, get one for free only last week at my local supermarket, no need to bring that back at the moment.

I remember getting marmite sandwiches for as long as I live so marmite must have been a staple for at least 45 years around here.

 

[Antje77]

If I ever come to Australia I'll simply invite myself to your neighbours with the spicy smelly food and stay there for my entire holiday!

Correction: I'd of course also visit my colleague @VashtiB !
And yourself too, @Riva_Roxaban , seeing as I'd be staying with your neighbours anyway.

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

If I ever come to Australia I'll simply invite myself to your neighbours with the spicy smelly food and stay there for my entire holiday!

And yourself too, @Riva_Roxaban , seeing as I'd be staying with your neighbours anyway.

I do not know if she is here at the moment as I have not seen her, or her sister for week or so.

 

[Antje77]

I do not know if she is here at the moment as I have not seen her, or her sister for week or so.

Seeing as I don't have a holiday to Australia planned anytime soon, I don't think that's a problem!
Considering the ridiculous amount of stress and anxiety my upcoming holiday to only a neighbouring country gives me, I'm afraid your neighbours will have to do without me. Australia is just too far!

But you never know what may change in the future.

 

[Pipp]

Shall I try to catch one when I'm in London and cook it for you on my camping cooker? I'll be happy to have you over for dinner in front of my tent!
The recipe you shared needs an oven so I can't do that but I'm sure I can find a good recipe for squirrel in a pan, or we could use one of those throw away grills and have a squirrel barbeque.

The recipe I shared is served at the restaurant it is from.

If you were to cook a squirrel for me, I would prefer one from a rural area. City one’s eat all sorts of junk food. Much better to have one that has foraged in forests, than one that has been dining on discarded takeaway .

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

If you were to cook a squirrel for me, I would prefer one from a rural area. City one’s eat all sorts of junk food. Much better to have one that has foraged in forests, than one that has been dining on discarded takeaway .

The same applies to our bin chicken (city) or dump chooks (rural)

 

[Antje77]

If you were to cook a squirrel for me, I would prefer one from a rural area. City one’s eat all sorts of junk food. Much better to have one that has foraged in forests, than one that has been dining on discarded takeaway .

- Catch squirrel for @Pipp in rural area. Check, on my to do list now.

Look Pipp, I changed my sensor today and my friend has sent me cute stickers for on my sensor. One of them had a squirrel on it (thankfully a red one!) so I chose that one to use for the next two weeks to please you!

(Yes I know it's upside down, didn't think that through before applying. )

It's eating an acorn, which is thoroughly confusing for Dutchies because the Dutch word for squirrel is 'eekhoorn', which sounds exactly like the English acorn.

 

[Deleted member 527103]

The recipe I shared is served at the restaurant it is from.

I've been to that restaurant with work.
The meat eaters loved it.
Vegetarians less so - the veggie starter was cauliflower soup. The main was cauliflower steak with cauliflower pure. The walls were covered with animals heads and there was a window to the kitchen on the way to the loos where they showed off their butchering skills.

A not very subtle hint was given to the guy who booked the table to be a little more aware of dietary limitations next time.

 

[lessci]

Thank you, @In Response , exactly the kind of information I was looking for!

Oh, of course, Indian food! It's not common at all in the Netherlands (thanks to our respective colonial histories you have the Indian food where we have the Indonesian) so definitely need to try some and count on a lucky guess when it comes to dosing.

Skips sound great for late night snacking, my diabetes is much more forgiving at night, and the information on supermarkets is very useful too!

My "Indian" of choice is usually a mixed grill, or tikka/tandoori chicken, with a salad, Avoids the unknown of what's gone into the sauce and rice(although they're usually served with Naan bread, you can just ask for that to be left off. If you're looking for camping sites in a specific area try ukcampsites.co.uk, I use it for research before booking, there are normally links or phone numbers and you can filter your requirements.

 

[Pipp]

Thank you, @In Response , exactly the kind of information I was looking for!


Skips sound great for late night snacking, my diabetes is much more forgiving at night, and the information on supermarkets is very useful too!

This image was conjured up when I read Antje’s reply about skips. Foraging for food, in a skip.n

 

[Antje77]

If you're looking for camping sites in a specific area try ukcampsites.co.uk, I use it for research before booking, there are normally links or phone numbers and you can filter your requirements.

Brilliant!
I already found one I want to stay at close to Birmingham.
It is the oddest looking pub, they make a point of inviting dogs at the bar and for a meal (I'll be without my dogs for 10 days so I'll need to meet other people's dogs!), menu looks easily adaptable to low carb and not too expensive, and you can put your tent up for only £10!

The Fish at Wixford

The Fish at Wixford

www.thefishatwixford.com

Bookmarked the ukcampsites website on my phone.

 

[Antje77]

This image was conjured up when I read Antje’s reply about skips. Foraging for food, in a skip.n

At least it's cheap!

 

[Aishia]

When in the rural areas
and you manage to catch a cow a pig and a hen. You will be all right. No need to spend at all.
only joking. Hope you have a really n ice time. Don't forget to send a card.

 

[Antje77]

When in the rural areas
and you manage to catch a cow a pig and a hen. You will be all right. No need to spend at all.

Realistically, any food I'll eat will likely be caught either in the supermarket or at pubs and restaurants.

Hope you have a really n ice time. Don't forget to send a card.

Thank you!
I'll post some pictures!

 

[Outlier]

As someone who used to do pest control as well as a 'real' job, I have hesitated to join the squirrel discussion, but just for info in the spirit of it, must tell you I used to supply (grey) squirrels to an upmarket artisan butcher when it became a popular dish among foraging types and eco-diners. It is much tastier than rabbit, but carries little fat, so best in a casserole with a lot of healthy fat (butter, olive oil, cream) and carb-free gravy. And they are b*****s to skin!