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gtr

On 2015-09-20 21:36:11 +0000, said:

>> I wonder what vermin beset urban pigeons that do not effect field
>> pigeons, and whether both wouldn't be irrelevant after cooking. I
>> don't *know* mind you--just wondering.
>
> City pigeons are usually full of lice and other pests but mostly they
> eat some pretty ghastly bits and pieces.

I figured that country birds had as many cooties as any, and something
tells me there's some creepy bits to have out in the wilds. Still I
get you're general drift. Maybe wild winged rats by any name is a
little out of my comfort zone.

> Wood pigeons are the ones favoured for eating, at least, by us they were.
>
> Dont forget, capture your own pigeons and then you have to pluck the
> feathers before drawing the carcass.

I think I'll forego the whole thing. After seeing Anthony Bourdain
touring the eateries of Cairo the stuffed pigeon sounded great. The
local Egyptian joints--I don't have quite the confidence in their
sourcing that I might have with a big hotel downtown or something.