Eating Corvids...

[Whizzie 38]

Was chatting to a mate of mine, and the conversation turned to the subject of Corvids. He mentioned when he was a kid, his aunt used to make em crow pie?

 

Does anyone eat em? Can you? Would you want to?

 

Whizzie

 

 

[walshie 2,804]

I've heard of people eating them and rooks. Can't say I fancy it myself though.

[Whizzie 38]

Nor me walshie mate. My initial thought was typically wrong; The post war years, mega lean pickings etc. But the buddy of mine who mentioned it, is only 52, so spent his misspent youth in the 70's & things were ok round here then, so it wouldn't have been a war time farm make the most of everything type job.

 

I put squizzers into the game pie, but won't be adding any Corvids anytime soon.

[ghillies 209]

if you know how pritty much anything can be a nice meal.

[tegater 789]

Rooks are OK in a pie or stewed, but they are always better mixed with a bit of other meat as well or even a bit of bacon, and then some nice gravy or sauce.

 

Some people dont like them, but then some people will not like fillet steak.

 

Each to their own, but get young ones though.

[salop sniper 32]

Rooks shot as branchers are stunning and are as nice as a good steak !

Being branchers they havent built up muscle tone yet and so are very tender, just tend t use the breasts ! Nice with a bit of chilli and garlic to ! Wouldnt eat an adult one nor a crow but yes to rook (branchers).

 

ATB

 

Matt

[kanny 20,702]

would rather chew on gandi,s flipflop myself..... just because there branchers don t make em clean they have still been fed all the local rancid road kill by there parents ... each to there own but not for me

[barrywhite 282]

the song or rime the only lines I can remember ......5 and 20 black birds baked in a pie ...king in counting house counting money....the black birds in the song are corvids .

[tegater 789]

Rooms dont eat road kill.......just lovely juicy worms, grubs and leather jackets, along with the odd egg, frog and corn.. Mmmmm lovely!

[MB.22 1]

Have you never heard the kids nursery rhyme that has the line 4 & 20 blackbirds baked in a pie thats rook pie but only use branchers not adults and only the breasts.

[kanny 20,702]

sorry lads but your wrong rooks eat carion as much as crows even more so in nesting season

[tegater 789]

Ok they eat it occasionaly but not as much as crows and maggies. I have never pulled one in to a sheep carcass for example, but they may come in for the maggots. I also expect they will feed on carrion in really hard weather.

[kanny 20,702]

Ok they eat it occasionaly but not as much as crows and maggies. I have never pulled one in to a sheep carcass for example, but they may come in for the maggots. I also expect they will feed on carrion in really hard weather.

 

i use to think the same but since living next to a large rookerie for the last 5 years ive noticed them eating carrion alot more than i expected ... if anything gets killed on the road there on it.... edit just to add theres a local dump about 2 miles away and there always on there to another reason i wouldent eat them.

Edited October 8, 2012 by kanny

[The one 8,503]

Maybe if you didn't know you where eating them you would enjoy them ?.

[Whizzie 38]

Cheers lads, interesting stuff. Still not for my pallete....

 

Yet!

 

:) :)