tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post3087739739753654345..comments2024-03-14T06:14:26.576+01:00Comments on Nuts about food: Braised rabbitNuts about foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-21485375354105092652015-07-28T11:45:40.205+02:002015-07-28T11:45:40.205+02:00We love rabbit, so much so that it has replaced ch...We love rabbit, so much so that it has replaced chicken in our house and we know where it came from because we shot it ourselves while helping out the local farmers.<br /><br />Weird as this may sound it actually makes us feel good that we are no longer contributing to the fear and suffering that goes on in the slaughterhouses, as one shot and the rabbit is dead, it knows nothing about it.<br /><Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13030325666720654564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-23834056709497055252012-04-07T13:40:11.681+02:002012-04-07T13:40:11.681+02:00Sorry you've been having trouble! And sorry fo...Sorry you've been having trouble! And sorry for not getting back to you sooner. (I'm also juggling work and blogging!) The comment button is a bit hidden away on the new template--but I see that you've found it now.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218978302604997544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-67265748601314619122012-03-22T18:37:10.507+01:002012-03-22T18:37:10.507+01:00You make a very good point about eating rabbit! I...You make a very good point about eating rabbit! I actually enjoy it very much, I just don't have wide access to it in our area. Next time I see it though, I'm making this wonderful dish!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456032622571187918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-48547137640864026492012-03-22T16:15:20.539+01:002012-03-22T16:15:20.539+01:00You really should try it, I am sure you would love...You really should try it, I am sure you would love it.Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-18414155992348816302012-03-22T16:14:49.744+01:002012-03-22T16:14:49.744+01:00Well, she does well with rabbit and then refuses t...Well, she does well with rabbit and then refuses the most common vegetables! But I'm sure she will grow out of that too.Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-8612073169222237492012-03-22T11:16:55.558+01:002012-03-22T11:16:55.558+01:00That's so great about how as a young family yo...That's so great about how as a young family you would sit down to eat at the table all together. We're still struggling to accomplish that! I love the look of your rabbit dish. I've actually never cooked rabbit but I know it's something I need to add to my repertoire xxHotly Spicedhttp://hotlyspiced.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-33810108872637498202012-03-22T09:34:45.686+01:002012-03-22T09:34:45.686+01:00It's great when people can have a connection t...It's great when people can have a connection to what they eat. I know people that only like fillets because they don't want to see what the animal is. They're quite horrified when I bring out something on the bone or something like that. I'm glad your daughter tried it although I thought she might with a great mum like you :DLorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-1340350256255909482012-03-21T15:30:04.488+01:002012-03-21T15:30:04.488+01:00Frank, I have been trying to leave comments on a c...Frank, I have been trying to leave comments on a couple of your posts, but cannot figure out how with the new layout! Help!Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-74754988407132952982012-03-21T15:20:28.834+01:002012-03-21T15:20:28.834+01:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-34553551171045751452012-03-21T15:20:11.658+01:002012-03-21T15:20:11.658+01:00A whole skinned rabbit is not a pretty thing to lo...A whole skinned rabbit is not a pretty thing to look at, especially if it is lying in your fridge. It has a certain degree of romanticism hanging at the butcher's but in the fridge... eh, not so much...Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-43460741840023524792012-03-21T15:18:55.967+01:002012-03-21T15:18:55.967+01:00Oh, believe me, I have said a white lie or two or ...Oh, believe me, I have said a white lie or two or a hundred to get them to eat something. I just wait till they have eaten every last bite to tell them the truth. I always do in the end, but kids have the strangest food-related fixations and we just have to work around them sometimes. <br />Also, I try not to cater to my children, but let's just face it, some things are just acquired taste.Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-6502339263073925452012-03-21T14:51:43.688+01:002012-03-21T14:51:43.688+01:00i couldn't agree more. I can see the argument ...i couldn't agree more. I can see the argument for avoiding meat but if you're a carnivore, why spare one animal over another because it's "cute"? Anyway, I really like rabbit. It's much tastier than today's mass-produced chickens.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218978302604997544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-51800440234820931462012-03-21T14:08:34.832+01:002012-03-21T14:08:34.832+01:00I LOVE your daughter's reaction! Made me smile...I LOVE your daughter's reaction! Made me smile :-) Unfortunately when I was little it was a different story - my parents' neighbour in Italy always used to leave us a whole skinned rabbit in the fridge when we arrived for the summer and I'd completely refuse to go near it! Now I love it - such a delicious, lean, flavourful meat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-80753422831145613012012-03-21T12:33:20.958+01:002012-03-21T12:33:20.958+01:00I totally agree with your point of view about meat...I totally agree with your point of view about meat, and it was really brave of you to answer so honestly to your daughter. My partner agrees in theory, but can't eat anything that looks too much like a 'corpse' to him. What can I say? I serve de-boned ossobuchi when I cook for him... And I did not give up when he begged me to free the crab in our fridge into the ocean. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-20841103253781125872012-03-21T09:07:57.601+01:002012-03-21T09:07:57.601+01:00I think I am taking the ragù route the next time.I think I am taking the ragù route the next time.Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-6172786649602409202012-03-21T09:05:36.603+01:002012-03-21T09:05:36.603+01:00I sometimes roast rabbit and I don't mind it b...I sometimes roast rabbit and I don't mind it but it can be tricky, I agree.Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-37433950808321803832012-03-21T09:03:17.192+01:002012-03-21T09:03:17.192+01:00I love how food is such a strong trigger of memory...I love how food is such a strong trigger of memory. They make a mean rabbit in Spain, I agree.Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-34486000323233186312012-03-21T09:02:16.005+01:002012-03-21T09:02:16.005+01:00I definitely do not question the fact of personal ...I definitely do not question the fact of personal taste. If a person doesn't like something because of its flavor, who am I to judge? We are free to eat what we like. Some things taste too gamey or barnyardy to some people to eat it. I also understand why people may not want to eat cats or dogs, because they are pets to us. But if they roamed free and wild, we probably would eat those too, Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-37984315142489062902012-03-21T07:45:39.315+01:002012-03-21T07:45:39.315+01:00I LOVE rabbit!!! They sell it frozen here, so I r...I LOVE rabbit!!! They sell it frozen here, so I rarely buy it as there is no way our little family can eat a whole rabbit! If it was fresh, I would divide it in parts and freeze it in portions... if that makes sense! hehehe<br /><br />I agree with you... I love cows (they are my favourite animal, seriously), but I still eat them. I guess in the kitchen I am more "taste driven" than &Manuhttp://www.manusmenu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-59191964924051113692012-03-21T02:55:29.169+01:002012-03-21T02:55:29.169+01:00I love rabbit even if it is quite difficult to coo...I love rabbit even if it is quite difficult to cook. It really needs to be cooked using a lot of liquid. Talking of which I should probably get that rabbit out of the freezer and cook it!PolaMhttp://www.italianinthemidwest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-80828356516428884922012-03-20T23:56:39.037+01:002012-03-20T23:56:39.037+01:00You made a very good argument, but alas, I am one ...You made a very good argument, but alas, I am one of those people who will eat certain animals and not others. To me a cow is food, a horse is transportation, chicken is food, rabbit's a pet, I would no sooner it rabbit than eat a cat. Although I'm ok with hare, which is a little weird, but probably just means I would eat a wildcat if it was readily available. Following the same (lack of)Moomserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384287809217965233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675374703381795533.post-44295834203865119652012-03-20T18:54:23.197+01:002012-03-20T18:54:23.197+01:00I miss the wide availability of rabbit in Rome. He...I miss the wide availability of rabbit in Rome. Here it would be sold frozen. I adore it though and it always takes me back to the first time I ate it- at age 11 in a small hill town on Spain's Costa Brava- I'm literally right there with my whole family wishing that day would never end. Your recipe looks wonderful, and I must admit I have had trouble with it drying out, so I'm Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560974525638822194noreply@blogger.com