general description
This is a bird belonging to the grouse genus, the order of chickens.
This species is widespread in the forest and taiga zones of Eurasia (from
Western Europe to Korea). Grouse is the smallest representative
grouse, its weight rarely reaches 500 grams. He is different from others
black grouse with a rather bright and recognizable color. Grouse possesses
“Pockmarked” plumage (the bird is all covered with red, black, brown and white
specks and stripes), to which it owes its Russian name.
Around the eyes of the hazel grouse is a bright red ring, eye color
– black as well as black beak and dark gray legs.
There is an interesting Evenk legend about the hazel grouse. Once upon a time
a very, very long time ago, hazel grouse was the largest, more than all birds
in the forest. All the other birds were the same size as they are now,
but the meat on their chests was red. Flying through the taiga, hazel grouse
he crushed and broke everything on his way, the animals scattered in fear,
the birds hid and fell silent. Nobody liked him, tk. he delivered
a lot of trouble for the rest of the inhabitants. Once I traveled around my domain
Evenk God. Hearing noise and din, God stopped the deer and asked:
“What’s happening?” Just then, to meet with a noise and a crash, he flew
grouse. God calls the hazel grouse to him and asks: “Why are you arranging
a mess in the forest? ” “I just fly – said hazel grouse – I can’t
otherwise, because very big”. “Let’s do this – said the Evenk God
– we will divide your snow-white meat equally among other birds,
and how much you have left is the size you will be. Grouse
only a little bit remained, and he resigned himself to the fate of a little bird;
and only sometimes, taking off with a terrible noise, it resembles that terrible
a bird that the whole taiga was afraid of.
At the present time, the nesting sites of hazel grouses are in France.
and the Ardennes Mountains (Belgium), in the Greater Khingan region, in the Korean
peninsula, in Altai, as well as on the islands of Hokkaido and Sakhalin, Kola
peninsula, in the Urals and in the Kolyma.
Nutritional value per 100 grams:
Proteins, g Fats, g Carbohydrates, g Ash, g Water, g Caloric value, kcal 18,5 19,5 0,4 1,2 64,5 250
Useful properties of hazel grouse meat
Composition and presence of nutrients
High fat and protein content is the main nutritional value
hazel grouse. Meat contains a large amount of vitamins, especially vitamins
group B, as well as potassium,
phosphorus
and sodium.
Due to its ecologically clean habitats, hazel grouse meat is considered
an excellent substitute for poultry.
To preserve its good taste, hazel grouse meat is boiled
in milk, taking out as soon as the milk boils.
In the hunting kitchen, the field method of cooking hazel grouse is used:
it is either baked on a spit or in clay, or made into a soup.
The French love to cook tartlets with hazel grouse and mushrooms.
Grouse meat can be baked with vegetables (preferably in clay
dishes), cook in mushroom soup, grill, add to salads,
use in cooking stews.
Grouse need only 20 minutes to be fully prepared. Readiness
need to be checked with a thick needle, it should easily enter the meat and
extract from it.
Mushrooms, wild berries, vegetables, kiwi and pineapple
are the best side dishes for hazel grouse meat.
Dangerous properties of hazel grouse meat
Since the meat of hazel grouse contains quite a lot of protein, then it
fillets in large quantities can harm people with gastrointestinal problems
tract, metabolism, diseased kidneys, blood vessels and heart. On the
the product is also quite possible individual intolerance, with
which should be discarded from hazel grouse.
Watch our video how this interesting bird looks and squeaks.
