An acquired taste?

[newcastle]

Honourable No. ! son's mother is down from Cairo for a couple of weeks and , in celebration, we're having pigeon tonight.

I understand it's traditional Egyptian fare....I've never tried it before. Sounds like too much bother for too little.

Mother, handing out what I thought were dates to the kids round the pool.....offers me one.

I'm a tad shortsighted....popped it in my mouth.....

Boiled pigeon heads!!! You're kidding?!?!

Give me sheep's eyeballs any day.

[LovelyLadyLux]

Quite enjoyed pigeon stuffed with rice.

[Ruby Slippers]

So did I, LLL. However, I think my reaction to boiled pigeon head might have been a tad stronger than Newcastle's!

[HEPZIBAH]

I quite like the stuffed pigeon, but I just can't eat it the Egyptian way. I have to pick at it, which then leaves me with another problem because I hate food debris - bones and skin - on my plate.

Not sure what my reaction to pigeon head would be but I'm sure it would not be favourable.

I love the way the Moroccans cook pigeon - as a semi sweet and savoury filled pastry dish. Delicious - and no debris!

[LovelyLadyLux]

Did the head include the beaks? I could crunch through a head but I think I'd draw the line at crunching a beak .....

[Brian Yare]

Honourable No. ! son's mother is down from Cairo for a couple of weeks and , in celebration, we're having pigeon tonight.

I understand it's traditional Egyptian fare....I've never tried it before. Sounds like too much bother for too little.

Mother, handing out what I thought were dates to the kids round the pool.....offers me one.

I'm a tad shortsighted....popped it in my mouth.....

Boiled pigeon heads!!! You're kidding?!?!

Give me sheep's eyeballs any day.

Reminds me of this one, on my breakfast table earlier this year.



The overhead fan had dismembered a sparrow. I originally mistook the head for a red date.

[newcastle]

Did the head include the beaks? I could crunch through a head but I think I'd draw the line at crunching a beak .....

Yep....it was only when I noticed the beak that I realised this wasn't a juicy date!!

I still feel queasy to think that it brushed my lips.

[newcastle]

Honourable No. ! son's mother is down from Cairo for a couple of weeks and , in celebration, we're having pigeon tonight.

I understand it's traditional Egyptian fare....I've never tried it before. Sounds like too much bother for too little.

Mother, handing out what I thought were dates to the kids round the pool.....offers me one.

I'm a tad shortsighted....popped it in my mouth.....

Boiled pigeon heads!!! You're kidding?!?!

Give me sheep's eyeballs any day.

Reminds me of this one, on my breakfast table earlier this year.



The overhead fan had dismembered a sparrow. I originally mistook the head for a red date.

That's quite similar ...if you can envisage it par-boiled

[LovelyLadyLux]

In my travels and livings in other parts of the world I've eaten many different things but I think I'd draw the line at beaks. Somehow crunching a beak just isn't a flavor I'd even want to cultivate.....on second thought........nahhhhhh no second thought - couldn't wouldn't do it (eat a beak that is)

[Dusak]

Honourable No. ! son's mother is down from Cairo for a couple of weeks and , in celebration, we're having pigeon tonight.

I understand it's traditional Egyptian fare....I've never tried it before. Sounds like too much bother for too little.

Mother, handing out what I thought were dates to the kids round the pool.....offers me one.

I'm a tad shortsighted....popped it in my mouth.....

Boiled pigeon heads!!! You're kidding?!?!

Give me sheep's eyeballs any day.

You should of got stuck in as these are very good for keeping your pecker up. [For those that do not know, an old English saying meaning to keep you healthy]

[HEPZIBAH]

You should of got stuck in as these are very good for keeping your pecker up. [For those that do not know, an old English saying meaning to keep you healthy]

If that is true I think I'd rather stick to the An Apple A Day Keeps the Doctor Away rule.