Figpeckers browned in butter, wrapped in bacon and placed inside a hollowed out baked potato. It is then wrapped in greaseproof paper and baked.
Boned figpeckers stuffed with veal forcemeat, truffles and foie gras. It is then part-roasted, placed inside a hollowed out loaf of bread and finished in the oven. It is served with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira.
Figpecker. Figeater. A small migratory bird very similar to the blackcap. They are usually threaded on skewers and grilled. The main reason for their great popularity is that, as their name implies, they feed on figs, sweetening their flesh and giving them a desirable plumpness.
Figpeckers wrapped in vine leaves and bacon, grilled on skewers, basted with foie gras fat, and served with Armagnac and grapes.
Figpeckers browned in butter, wrapped in bacon and placed inside a hollowed out baked potato. It is then wrapped in greaseproof paper and baked.
Boned figpeckers stuffed with veal forcemeat, truffles and foie gras. It is then part-roasted, placed inside a hollowed out loaf of bread and finished in the oven. It is served with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira.
Trepang. Sea cucumber. An edible sea slug with tentacles at one end, treasured for its gelatinous texture in some parts of the world. It is usually available dried in the West, it should be soaked for 24 hours before use.
