A prized variety of small, flat, white-fleshed, sweet native oyster cultivated in the river of the same name in Brittany, defined by its size. They are round with a brownish-green shell. Now being raised in the US. These are the same as the Belon oysters.
There are four gammon cuts from the hind leg of the pig; gammon slipper is a small lean joint which is good for boiling or roasting; gammon hock is a joint which can be boiled or baked after being partially boiled, and is very good cold; middle gammon is the best joint for boiling or roasting, and for steaks and lean rashers which grill well. Probably the best cut for a mixed grill; corner gammon is a lean boiling or roasting joint.
There are four gammon cuts from the hind leg of the pig; gammon slipper is a small lean joint which is good for boiling or roasting; gammon hock is a joint which can be boiled or baked after being partially boiled, and is very good cold; middle gammon is the best joint for boiling or roasting, and for steaks and lean rashers which grill well. Probably the best cut for a mixed grill; corner gammon is a lean boiling or roasting joint.
There are four gammon cuts from the hind leg of the pig; gammon slipper is a small lean joint which is good for boiling or roasting; gammon hock is a joint which can be boiled or baked after being partially boiled, and is very good cold; middle gammon is the best joint for boiling or roasting, and for steaks and lean rashers which grill well. Probably the best cut for a mixed grill; corner gammon is a lean boiling or roasting joint.
A large seabird with pointed wings and tails and a handsome smooth yellow head with fierce markings around the eyes. These birds dive from a great height to fish, plummeting towards the sea as they draw their wings in against their bodies. The young of the gannet are treated as a Christmas delicacy in the some parts of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, where they are called guga.
