Roasted Hedgehog: a classic taste of the Middle Ages

West European Hedgehog

When most people in the West think of what meats humans eat a few common answers will crop up. Chicken, beef, pork, lamb and fish are the main ones, with turkey, goose, ducks, veal and rabbits making an appearance from time to time as well. Your average person is unlike to offer up hedgehog, but their ancestors might’ve though, especially if they were English.