Roadkill Rissoles, anyone?

Are you a vegetarian who objects to factory-farmed meat and that’s why you don’t tuck in? Or, are you someone who will only eat game, believing that it’s the only way to ensure that the animal concerned has had been allowed to roam free? A vegetarian recently wrote that he or she doesn’t touch meat unless it’s roadkill and then it’s ok so, I guess they’re not really vegetarian.

But these are semantics because, according to BBC online, Arthur Boyt from Davidstow, Cornwall is penning a tome (well, recipe book) about his “gastronomic enthusiasm for roadkill”.

He has munched his way through badger, rabbit, deer, weasel, hedgehog, squirrel and fox. Even otter has graced his dining table.

I notice, however, that he doesn’t seem to have eaten any cats or dogs…

But before you start feeling outrage, remember these are animals that have been allowed to roam free. It’s a way of eating a lot of dogs should be following, to be honest. Apart from Paul McCartney’s dogs who are strictly vegetarian - as neighbour Fatboy Slim found out when he slipped them a sausage. He won’t be doing that again! If I get out into the countryside, I’d be tucking into a pheasant if I could.

Mr Boyt explains his meat is hormone and growth accelerant-free. And of course it’s organic. No word on his veggie wife, Su; is she partial to hedgehog hamburgers, I wonder?

Not sure if this is the latest foodie trend or not but apparently Gordon Ramsay has asked Mr Boyt onto his show to cook a selection of dishes. So, watch this space. Roadkill rissoles, anyone?

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