2007-10-11 06:16:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
just roast it like you would a chicken
youll need to hacksaw the neck off first of course
i like to serve mine whole as the centrepiece of the dinner table, in a big dish filled with gravy
yeah, i call it my swan lake
2007-10-11 06:20:51 · answer #1 · answered by merz 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
I'd guess that a swan and a goose are pretty much similar when it comes to cooking.Maybe you could adapt a recipe for goose to fit .While swans are protected birds in the UK they are not treated with the same view in parts of eastern europe where they are very much a delicacy.If youre not in the UK by all means try a recipe for goose.if you are then steer clear of swan
2007-10-11 14:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by kieranvealeelec 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the time of Henry VIII, swan was considered to be the best bird to roast and was certainly the centrepiece of any nobleman's table. Certainly in any high class English household this would have been the Christmas meal
Now in the 21st century in the UK all swans are the personal property of the Queen, it is one of the animals that should you hit one when driving must be reported to the police, thus preventing people from eating them as roadkill.
The killing of a swan and gthe eating of it are both illegal, should you be caught I understand that there is a prison sentence for it under the laws of treason.
2007-10-11 13:29:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mike B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In England the swan is both a royal bird(owned by the queen) and a protected one, so killing and eating one is illegal on two counts. I wouldn't advise eating roadkill as the damage done is much greater than it looks like and the meat is damaged and filled with splintered bone.
The law about picking up roadkill states that the driver of the vehicle which hit the animal is not allowed to collect the kill but the car immediately after can.
2007-10-11 13:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by Vivienne T 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Under The Wildlife and Countryside Act, you are cooking up a recipe for a fine of £5,000 or 6 months in prison for killing a swan.
2007-10-11 13:27:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Do you live in the UK? Apparently the only person allowed to eat swan there is the Queen.
2007-10-11 13:45:54 · answer #6 · answered by Merriam 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The swan is one of the queens birds,They are protected,Harm a swan and you will get your collar felt.
2007-10-11 13:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Top class wind up love it have a star. If not remember that in the UK only her nibs in Buckie Hoose is allowed to eat them as they are protected by the crown.
Anyway here's a link I came across:
http://www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans.htm#poultry
This is a website dedicated to all things medieval.
2007-10-12 06:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Apparently you can stuff it with a whole duck and other assorted small game birds , medieval style .
2007-10-11 14:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by da 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Best ask the Queen as she owns all of them.
2007-10-11 13:23:34 · answer #10 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋