Ed Chester, chef of a restaurant at Otterton Mill, Devon, introduces gray squirrel dishes to the menu (Carolina squirrel). According to him, it is not quirky, because the meat is delicious and very healthy, because skinny, and the project serves educational purposes. The Briton stresses, that gray squirrels are not an indigenous island species, because they were imported from the USA. They threaten the local red squirrels (squirrel popular), whose numbers have been declining since the mid-nineteenth century. The smallpox virus has eradicated a number of rodents. He arrived in the United Kingdom with their carriers, S.. carolinensis. Fortunately, it recently turned out, that some of the common squirrels also became resistant to the virus. It gives hope, that, contrary to forecasts, they will not become extinct in Great Britain until the middle of the 21st century. The restaurant will serve squirrel pies, casserole with mushrooms and casserole with apples. Chester, who only became boss a year ago, also thinks about kebabs. They sold well at the last party, although you had to pay for the piece 5,5 pound. The meat was first left overnight in the red wine marinade. Then it was lightly grilled, watered with honey and sprinkled with chopped hazelnuts. According to the cook, it will taste like chicken. Chester is not going to stop there. He plans dishes of rooks and badger ham. Hired 3 suppliers, who look for meats rarely found in slaughterhouses. In this case, however, it will be more difficult for him to prove, that educational goals are at stake and that she stays away from horror-style kitchen creations.
