Fresh and wild: pigeon; The small game birds can make a great alternative to turkey at Christmas

The Times Online ^ | December 7, 2008 | Catherine Brown

[Daffynition]

[ChetNavVet]

I suppose if you have a Tetnaus shot handy, and lots of pesonal fortification, you could eat a pigeon. If you catch one of these birds in Sescatuan, it might be ok to eat, if your near a major metro area, You’d be retarded to think it’s ok to eat one of these “rats with wings”.

But hey I’m not a doctor, go for it.

[tuckrdout]

WOW! That is the size of a turkey! LOL.

Are pigeons Kosher?

[TexasCajun]

Especially when they are all stuffed together inside a big ole turkey. Yummmmm

[ebiskit]

I guess it’s better than Sweet-Potato-Possum Casserole.

[TexasCajun]

Wiki:

The largest recorded nested bird roast is 17 birds, attributed to a royal feast in France in the early 19th century (originally called a Rôti Sans Pareil, or "Roast without equal") - a bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an Ortolan Bunting and a Garden Warbler. The final bird is small enough that it can be stuffed with a single olive; it also suggests that, unlike modern multi-bird roasts, there was no stuffing or other packing placed in between the birds. This dish probably could not be legally recreated in the modern era as many of the listed birds are now protected species.

[seatrout]

That picture was shot in Europe. Notice the Blue Tit (no giggles, please!) next to that enormous pigeon. Judging from it’s extra-large size and bloated demeanor, it may be a Soviet-era bird. Might be good eatin’, though.

[NonValueAdded]

Eat a winged rat for Christmas? No thank you, we’re not Zimbabwe ... yet.

[dubie]

Is that bird even capable of lifting off??

[aruanan]

But hey I’m not a doctor, go for it.

I am, though. The only danger in eating them would be from heavy metal poisoning. If they're from metro areas, they've probably been fed a lot of bread and grain by the elderly. Seagulls are rats with wings.

[Joiseydude]

Eat a winged rat for Christmas? No thank you, we’re not Zimbabwe

Pigeons are eaten throughout the world, in some countries being a delicacy, but thay are the "street" pigeons you see in the US, they're raised in coops and cages.

[Joiseydude]

but thay are the "street" pigeons you see in the US

They are not the "street" pigeons you see in the US

[Red_Devil 232]

If you have had Squab you have had pigeon!

[Dusty Road]

I've been eating Pigeons for years, I prefer them over Dove. The Milo fields where I hunt are close to town and always have ton's of Pigeons, we always take a few. Not only that, but the Eurasian Collard Dove have almost taken over this country. Those can be hunted at any time, with no limit restrictions.

[herewego]

we used to shoot the birds off the cotton gin water tower in the late 70’s, our neighbor would grill em up for us- good eats!
homemade rice pudding for dessert.

[sevinufnine]

My husband remembers getting squab from the silos on his great-grandpa’s farm so he could have them for breakfast. YUCK!

We smoked a duck and a deer ham for Thanksgiving. I love that! More like a traditional meal IMO.

[sevinufnine]

Uh...so his great-grandfather could eat them by the way...my husband was just a kid and thought it was pretty nasty to eat thost things. Great-grandpa also liked hog brains. He lived to be 99 yrs old!

[Eye of Unk]

Why not seagulls?

[seatrout]

European Collared Dove

[Daffynition]