That’s the name of the game
NEW Year’s Eve is the final blowout of the festive season, before we all vow to become the best possible versions of ourselves, so why not kick-start January with an easily achievable goal that promises maximum health and environmental benefits? It can be achieved simply by swapping out your usual meat choices in favour of game.
Historically, game cookery was associated with winter stews and strong, ‘gamey’ flavours, but this preconception needs to change to fit with modern attitudes to both hunting and cooking (‘). We have game in abundance in this country and part of managing it correctly involves ensuring that animals are culled at peak condition for the table, rather than for trophy heads. The hunt used to be centred on finding stags with enormous antlers, the thinking being that this
