Why do people buy tasteless supermarket chickens when they could have good quality pheasants for less? This was the question that Norman Tebbit put to his butcher, and the answer he received – that they'd never cooked game and think it is difficult – was the inspiration for this book. After some basic techniques, Tebbit describes all kinds of game, from deer to spider crabs, with recipes for each bird or animal, all beautifully illustrated with woodcuts by Debby Mason.