Pulpo a la gallega. The recipe can be found in "Hook, Line and Supper" by Hank Shaw (H&B Books, 2021).
Venison and kidney pie. Read about this dish here: https://honest-food.net/venison-and-kidney-pie-recipe/
THE KIMURA
A Hank Shaw dish inspired by a Bodega Bay fishing trip with Matt Kimura.
BOQUERONES
Also known as anchovies, learn more about this dish here.
Grilled porcini. See the recipe here: https://honest-food.net/grilled-porcini-recipe/
Duck leg teriyaki
PEKING DUCK
Made with wild ducks from Northern California
ASPARAGUS WITH DUCK FAT HOLLANDAISE
This is a photo from the cookbook "Duck, Duck, Goose: Recipes and Techniques for cooking Ducks and Geese, both Wild and Domesticated."
Charleston shrimp and grits
WILD DUCK FAT
Wild duck fat is liquid at room temperature. This is a photo from the cookbook "Duck, Duck, Goose: Recipes and Techniques for cooking Ducks and Geese, both Wild and Domesticated."
TEA-SMOKED DUCK
DUCK CONFIT SALAD WITH FRISEE
ROAST PIGEON
ROAST CHICKEN
Nope, this is not a wild bird, but it's the best-tasting domestic bird there is: free-range chicken. Read here why they're worth every penny.
SCOTER STIRFRY
Surf scoter is a sea duck known for its fishy-tasting skin and fat, but stripped of those two elements, the meat is delicious.
PICKLED WALNUTS
Pickled green (as in not mature) wild black walnuts.
WILD ONION PANCAKES
PORTUGUESE SQUIRREL STEW
HMONG CRISPY FISH
Frog leg stir-fry
WILD ONION RISOTTO
Thistle soup with pheasant
FRESH PEA GNOCCHI
Read about this perfect ode to spring here.