In Britain red grouse are the "default" for grouse, also commonly known as Moor Fowl or Moor Game. They are so similar to willow grouse, found across swathes of northern Europe, as to be indistinguishable. The willow grouse inhabits heather moors with willow, birch and juniper scrub while the red prefers moors and peatbogs with crowberry and cranberry. These are the grouse associated with the "Glorious" 12th (of August) and are found on the grouse moors of Scotland.
Willow grouse. In Britain red grouse are the "default" for grouse, also commonly known as Moor Fowl or Moor Game. They are so similar to willow grouse, found across swathes of northern Europe, as to be indistinguishable. The willow grouse inhabits heather moors with willow, birch and juniper scrub while the red prefers moors and peatbogs with crowberry and cranberry. These are the grouse associated with the "Glorious" 12th (of August) and are found on the grouse moors of Scotland.
The Wilson Popenoe is an endangered avocado know for its distinctive flavor. Wilson Popenoe travelled the Americas importing a broad diversity of tropical fruits into the United States, including several of his “favourite” avocados to Florida. The ‘Wilson Popenoe’ avocado, unlike most oily commercial cultivars, is lighter, enormous (up to a pound each), has shiny green skin, grows well in humid sub-tropical and tropical areas, has great flavor and a creamy buttery texture.
Snipe. The finest part of the bird is reputed to be the brain. Best in fall, they are usually roasted.
Different berries, including wild cranberry, the small blue-black fruit of a plant similar to the American blueberry but found commonly in northern Europe. These have more flavour than blueberries and are smaller, but are otherwise very similar, with the same silvery bloom. They are good for pies and jams (US: jellies). They are known by many names including bilberry, blaeberry, whinberry and whortleberry.
Grayling. A landlocked char(r) found in Lake Windermere. It is an uncommon freshwater fish of the same family as salmon, trout and related to the vendace or powan, found in the rivers of northern Europe, north western United States and Canada. One variety of char migrates from the rivers like salmon. They have a steely blue-grey back with salmon-pink speckles on the sides, and a red underbelly. They have sweet firm flesh which varies from white to pink, dependent upon its own diet, and with good flavour, some say better than trout, being something like a cross between trout and salmon.
A name for the broad bean. At their best from the end of May to early July, the pods should be pale green with a satiny bloom and feel soft and tender. They are thought to be the original bean and were first grown in North Africa. The beans are encased in a tough pod with a furry lining. When very young the pods can be cooked whole but they are usually shelled. When the beans are dried they acquire a creamy colour. They are known as fava beans and as English beans in the United States.
