Wild Bites is a 3-minute read that will make you smarter about your wild food and tell you what's to come on our website, podcast, YouTube, or To The Bone. Let's get cookin'! -Hank and Holly (Team Hunter Angler Gardener Cook) Here's what's trending on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook: Moving up the list: Smoking works best with fatty animals, and ducks can be little flying pigs, especially if you hunt in agricultural regions with grain fields favored by ducks. That's why we love smoked duck. 2. Venison Knowledge DropDeer seasons are heading into high gear, and the annual November gun seasons in the Midwest and East are around the corner. So here are some knowledge
bombs to whet your appetite: How to Cook Venison: This article is a primer on how to cook all cuts and all types of venison, from whitetail deer and muleys to elk, pronghorn, caribou, moose, and the
like. Dry aging: Everything you need to know about dry aging deer, beef or any red meat. Demystifying Deer Fat: It's not all bad, but the naysayers are not wrong, either. It's all about mouthfeel. CWD and Humans: Here's the status of the current research on Chronic Wasting Disease as it pertains to people. Short version: All clear. For now. Gamey
Meat: Definitely a top question I get. Here's all you need to know about what makes venison gamey, or not. Finally, here's my master list of venison
recipes that will take you to several hundred different ways to cook your deer, and a brand new video course on cooking venison. 3. Smart Take: Maybe You're the Weird One This dish - asado de puerco - has an avocado pit in it. Is that heresy, or hella authentic? Have you ever been outraged to see a recipe representing XYZ cuisine that gets something really important wrong? Hank routinely elicits such wrath, despite the fact that he researches recipes extensively. It usually happens "when someone’s personal experience is shown to either be a rule with
exceptions, or the actual exception to a rule the person has never experienced," Hank wrote this week in To The Bone. Like
pizza crust with sesame seeds. (It's a thing). We're in talks with a vendor to roll out new shirts, hoodies and maybe even other swag that proudly declares your wild food ways. Want to help us decide what to offer? Fill out our 5 (or 6) question survey to have a voice! We'll go with what gets the most love, and because Holly firmly believes "unisex" is a dirty lie, women's options will make final the cut. Hank is still recovering from meniscus surgery, dutifully avoiding anything that might undo the careful work of his surgeon, but he hopes to
get out on a gentleman's hunt (i.e., not a hard-charging public-land duck hunt) in a month or so. Meanwhile, he's diligently reading up on the food of his ancestors, the Scots. And no, it's not all haggis and deep-fried Mars bars... Photo by Sage Marshall. Headgear by Holly (more on that here) Holly has been a duck hunting fool, putting in enough marsh miles to make up for Hank being out of commission, only without bringing home a commensurate number of ducks. Drought has made for a slow start to the season! Nonetheless, something crazy, stomach-churning, and ultimately glorious happened at the end of the hunt in the photo above, and you can read about it Tuesday (11/8) on To The Bone. In the meantime, check out her confession of how she used to
cap off hunts for the best food on earth by eating the worst, and how she kicked that habit, here. Comments?Let us know what you think about Wild Bites by using our anonymous comment form - we love to hear from you, and we read every single comment. If you have a question, fire away and be sure to share your email address so we can respond. |
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