Woodcock “Rossini” with Yellow Chanterelles and Garden Tarragon

Wood cock is described by the French as “Mordorée, the golden queen of the woodland”. They have a mystery about them, being linked to only flying with the full moon, the first “fall” always about the end of October, the one nearest All Hallows’ Eve, the next longer “fall” comes with the following moon. In fact, they fly throughout the late winter months and they rely on a north-easterly wind to carry them over the North Sea from Scandinavia and northern Germany in search of food from less f