Finding an interesting meal often depends on an instant decision: you see something on a stall, or growing somewhere, and you have almost no time at all to decide whether to embrace the opportunity or to say no and walk away. In this case, Andrew saw some teal for sale at a Christmas (!) fair, and bought them for £4.50. They are wildfowl, seasonal, small (about six inches long). They were cleaned and packed, ready to go, and he said 'Yes!
They don't take long to cook - in fact, better eaten in an undercooked state, but that may not please beginners. We roasted them in butter, with some sliced shallots, and served them for lunch, one each, with a very creamy mash made of home-grown potatoes and parsnip. The only way to eat this kind of bird is using your fingers... messy, primal, delicious, stone age, memorable, local, and quite cheap.
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