Caille aux raisins et petits oignons

Quail is a migratory bird, arriving in Europe from North Africa. Wild quail is such a beautiful meat with an amazing flavour but sadly, the last time I was lucky enough to enjoy any in England, was on my wedding day in 1972! It’s very hard to find it here now as it is so rare and only comes to the UK to breed so it is protected. When we were children, however, the quails’ arrival on my grandparents’ farm coincided with the time the wheat was cut. The greedy little birds would eat so much of