Pigeon

Pigeon

What it is

Every French château had a colombier, and the right to keep one was a feudal privilege abolished in 1789 — the birds ate the peasants' grain and only the lord could own them. Its breast is dark because pigeons actually fly.

In the kitchen

Serve the breast pink, closer to duck than chicken. Cooked through it turns liverish and grey.

Goes with

Foie gras Cherry Beetroot Thyme Red wine vinegar Juniper berry Pea Hazelnut

Same species

Wood pigeon

Also used with

Crème de cassis de Dijon Red verjuice Fatback (green back fat)

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