hunting, game and eating

Posted on 10/10/2009 at 21:28 - Post Comment

DUTCHWOMANABROAD

saturday october 10th 2009

eating is important, and is something most people enjoy a lot. the other day i observed something strange. i was having lunch at a seminar sitting at a table of ten. we were enjoying our food, a vegetarian meal. some participants were overloading the chef with compliments after only one bite. and then i noticed that instead of tasting the food, feeling the texture in the mouth, guessing what kind of herbs were used to spice the food, it happened. some of my table companions started to talk about what food they like, where they like to go and eat, how they prepare their favorite dishes. and it hit me, that is what happens so often, while eating folks start to talk about other meals. i think it is a pity. maybe we should ban speaking at the table for the moment when our plate is still full, and concentrate what happens in our mouths. lots of you might things that i find myself now in cuisine heaven, living in an area where the food is prepared in the italian style. but no, i don't like italian food. i don't like pasta, i don't like pizza. i will eat it if it's served outside my house. but at home i rarely touch it. which means there is a vast choice of dishes on our table since hubby dear and the growing monsters more or less live on p & p and there will be something different for me, mostly asian like cooking, salads and soups with little meat. but this moment of the year is my time. this is the moment where i stuff myself with meat, to be exact with game. love the venison of boar, filet of deer, steaks of capricorn, ecc. the only thing i leave out is alpine marmot because it is very fat, and not a lot of people know how to cook it. has to sit for days in milk to take away the strong strange taste. and then all the side dishes that come along. spƤtzli, pears filled with cranberrie jam, brussel sprouts, mushrooms, sugared chestnuts and a good sauce made with cream and cognac. the autumn period is food paradise for me. some persons shiver down their spine. how can you eat those lovely animals. hunters are cruel. but it is just the way of living here. for a month or two, we hear shooting all day long. there are strict laws of what you can shoot and when. it is not the wild west out here. and these animals have lived a great live, grazing on mountain pastures, walking thru woods and over the alps. it is the most healty meat one can eat. when i have a nice piece of game in my mouth, i taste a bit of heaven.