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We saw two dead badgers and nearly ran over a hedgehog on the way back from Devon last weekend, which got us thinking…what can you do with roadkill?
It turns out you can eat it… if you’re that sort of person, you just need the right recipe book. This American pamphlet has all you need to know about eating the spoils of the road – if you can stomach it.
So, you can play with them – but don’t try this with the real thing. This macabre stuffed toy has blood and guts spilling from its side. It’s not really meant for children, but it made us laugh.
My dad always used to drive fast at pheasants if he saw them in the middle of the road in the hope he’d catch one to take home for tea. I’d recommend this book to him for ideas on what to do with pheasants.
I like this cheeky bone china badger plate, with the badger eating cake in his undies. Much better here than on the side of the road.
For a hedge-hog roast. According to www.medievalcookery.com, ‘the meat of a hedgehog is good for lepers’ and roast hedgehogs were popular in the Roman times. Try this recipe.
Grey squirrel, so says the Guardian, tastes somewhere between lamb and duck. If you’re lucky enough to find some by the side of the road, put it in a stew, tandoori it or make a pasty with it, using this recipe: Then store them in this tin.
Fox isn’t going to taste nice, which is a shame as it’s one of the top five most common roadkills in the UK. Remember him fondly with one of these cups, part of a sweet crockery set.
Rabbit is the most common roadkill in the UK and it’s great to eat too. Pop it in this tagine dish with plenty of rosemary and your typical casserole vegetables and cook for hours.
According to roadkill expert Arthur Boyt, a good chianti helps roadkill go down well.
A good choice of magazine to read if you want to know more about animal habitats, eating patterns and the chances of spotting them in the countryside. They have plenty about badgers.
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