Rare Br'er Rabbit

[Mike Buckley]

This rabbit and at least one other one will be cooked this Saturday and paired with this wine. Yesterday when I was frequently looking out for the rabbits to be delivered, my wife was calling me Elmer Fudd.

Setup
The tabletop is a piece of wood and the background is a floor tile. A small continuous-light lamp was flagged to minimize the light falling on the background. It was in the right front area positioned to produce pleasing lighting and to also prevent as much glare as possible from appearing on the meat. That's because the polarizer didn't eliminate any of that glare whatsoever. (The small amount of glare produced by the light was removed during post-processing.) A flashlight in the left front area set to its lowest brightness added interest to the rabbit's left front leg and part of the cleaver to enhance that area of the scene.

[bje07]

It's a RAW file

[James G]

Mike, I don't think I'm going to be able to see a rabbit in quite the same way ever again.... As regards the Chardonnay I might have chosen a Sancerre.... Regardless, I rather wish I was coming to dinner on Saturday

ps excellent image

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, guys!

James: I agree that a Sancerre would be a great pairing with the rabbit in many circumstances. I just love the elegance of a Sauvignon Blanc made in that style. However, the dish I'll prepare is so rich that a Sancerre in my mind would not properly stand up to it. Thus my preference for a bigger Chardonnay.

[skitterbug]

We have two in our yard! They were stretched out in the clover patch this morning, lazily chewing on the greens. Would you want them too?

Interesting pic and well done as you always do!

[Marie Hass]

Actually made me giggle when I saw this.

Dear Mike,

A real paradigm shift. Classicism paired with an edgy "raw" topic.

Great choices, great lighting, lovely PP.

Marie

[Shadowman]

Meaty looking cut, I like the use of the cleaver to indicate size of the display.

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you also to Sandy, Marie and John!

Many Americans tend to stay away from eating rabbit because they don't like the idea of eating Bugs Bunny, Br'er Rabbit or any cute, fuzzy rabbit they adore in the wild. If indeed they're eating rabbit, they would rather think and be told they're eating chicken. The same people will often not like to eat deer meat because they feel as if they're eating Bambi. Most Americans will have nothing to do with eating horse meat and are quite happy with their laws that prevent that from happening. My photo was designed to poke quite a lot of fun at that mentality.

[skitterbug]

Thank you also to Sandy, Marie and John!

Many Americans tend to stay away from eating rabbit because they don't like the idea of eating Bugs Bunny, Br'er Rabbit or any cute, fuzzy rabbit they adore in the wild. If indeed they're eating rabbit, they would rather think and be told they're eating chicken. The same people will often not like to eat deer meat because they feel as if they're eating Bambi. Most Americans will have nothing to do with eating horse meat and are quite happy with their laws that prevent that from happening. My photo was designed to poke quite a lot of fun at that mentality.

Hi Mike ~ Yep, we used to munch on rabbit quite often. My hubby raised them as meat for the neighbors who enjoyed the taste. That's why I was offering two more if you wanted them. LOL I don't really care for the gamey taste. It's been said it depends on preparation.... but then I don't like "fishy" tasting fish either!
Have a great day and keep those interesting photos coming!

[Mike Buckley]

It has been so long since I ate wild rabbit as a child that I don't remember what it tastes like. (My older brother and father would hunt rabbits with rifles at dusk.) Farmed rabbit doesn't taste gamey to me but I've never been accused of having the most refined or sensitive palate at the dinner table. The most gamey food I've ever tasted is farm-raised New Zealand green-tipped mussels, which I love for that flavor. Most deer I have access to is also farm-raised in New Zealand and I like that partly for its slightly gamey flavors. So, maybe it's that I don't recognize the gamey flavor of farm-raised rabbit and that, if I did, I would like it.

[Mike Buckley]

Having just now completed removing the meat from five rabbits, parceling everything into servings and freezing most of it, even I have had enough of rabbit for the day.

[ST1]

It has been so long since I ate wild rabbit as a child that I don't remember what it tastes like. (My older brother and father would hunt rabbits with rifles at dusk.) Farmed rabbit doesn't taste gamey to me but I've never been accused of having the most refined or sensitive palate at the dinner table. The most gamey food I've ever tasted is farm-raised New Zealand green-tipped mussels, which I love for that flavor. Most deer I have access to is also farm-raised in New Zealand and I like that partly for its slightly gamey flavors. So, maybe it's that I don't recognize the gamey flavor of farm-raised rabbit and that, if I did, I would like it.

Mike your reference to Elmer Fudd and New Zealand in this post reminded me of a rooftop statue I saw in Dunedin. None of our party understood the purpose of the rooftop display, nor could we put a name to the character. In fact it was only I who thought it was a cartoon character. The next morning I remembered Elmer Fudd, though I'm not sure if the aforementioned statue was the cartoon character, I may be doing Dunedin a disservice.
Your choice of subject matter never fails to amaze me, keep the surprises coming


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[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, Peter!