pheasant
erm... so i was told it was farmed. i still got shot pellets. plus, the bird is either really hairy/feathery, or it got hit with lots of shot, most of which passed through, because even the meat had feather bits. i was half grossed out. i was also worried because it smelled (raw) like a tamer version of grouse. but fortunately, cooked, it was ok.
ok because despite marinating it in yogurt water & vinegar, it was still rather tough. i've also learned that gravy made with corn starch sucks, since all the oil rises out of the gravy. but flour adds a little bit of a flour flavor. maybe i added too much flour & not enough liquid, as it was rather thick. or i could try a corn starch/flour combo to cut down the amount of flour needed.
it was also a pain because the legs had lots of random bones or really tough tendons, so i got too lazy to eat parts of the bird after a while.
so of all the random birds (partridge, wood pigeon, grouse, pheasant, guinea fowl, duck), i like the guinea fowl best, then duck (the legs were really good; since i can buy the legs separately, i feel like i should just buy the legs), then partridge or wood pigeon, then pheasant.
ok because despite marinating it in yogurt water & vinegar, it was still rather tough. i've also learned that gravy made with corn starch sucks, since all the oil rises out of the gravy. but flour adds a little bit of a flour flavor. maybe i added too much flour & not enough liquid, as it was rather thick. or i could try a corn starch/flour combo to cut down the amount of flour needed.
it was also a pain because the legs had lots of random bones or really tough tendons, so i got too lazy to eat parts of the bird after a while.
so of all the random birds (partridge, wood pigeon, grouse, pheasant, guinea fowl, duck), i like the guinea fowl best, then duck (the legs were really good; since i can buy the legs separately, i feel like i should just buy the legs), then partridge or wood pigeon, then pheasant.