Spiced Pigeon and Spinach Pie with Apricots

The best pigeons I have ever tasted were cooked simply in a little restaurant on the straight road that leads out of Cairo to the Pyramids. Although they are cheaper than any other game birds, pigeons can still seem a treat. They have a full flavour which goes specially well with spices, ginger and garlic, as in this rather exotic pie.

The plump breasts of the pigeon are more or less the