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Game Cookery

, the 1970s… that wonderful decade when Embassy cigarette smoke hung in the air and everyone’s grandmother had hideous wallpaper. It all feels like ancient history now. It was a strange period in British cuisine, when slices of pineapple were placed atop almost everything and restaurants served tinned orange juice as a starter, but it wasn’t all bad. There were a few wonderful food arrivals in the late ’70s – none greater than the mighty Kiev.

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