LETTERS

FINE DINING

Seared pigeon and special fried ricelooksdelicious(Cookery, 3 February). I absolutely understand that Shooting Times is trying to encourage some inventiveness with regards to game cookery, and has long done so. I looked at the ingredients list and my heart sank. I could tick off much of the list as standard cupboard content for a keen cook. But the rest?

We’re not all pro-cooks like Tim. There were ingredients here I’d never heard of, let alone stored. Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, rice wine vinegar, jasmine rice, Thai shrimp paste, Chinese chilli oil. I had no