Sweet delicacy from hunter\u27s kitchen - badger (Melles melles L.)

Jazavac je naša autohtona divljač iz porodice Kuna. Iako se danas jazavac vrlo rijetko lovi i konzumira, ipak se njegovo meso može koristiti u ljudskoj prehrani na nekoliko načina. Osnovne metode lova tijekom lovne sezone čine prikradanje, doček kod jazbine ili na polju, te sve rjeđe jamarenje i iskapanje. Po ulovu se jazavac obvezno mora podvrći veterinarsko-sanitarnom pregledu te mu je potrebno što prije odstraniti mirisne žlijezde. Pretraga na trihinelozu se ne smije izostaviti. Meso jazavca se najčešće konzervira i priprema postupkom sušenja i dimljenja, a nešto rjeđe i kao pečenje ili gulaš.Coming from the Mustelid family, badger is Croatian autochthonous game species. Even though badgers are rarely hunted and consumed nowadays, it can participate in human nutrition in several ways. Basic hunting methods used during hunting season are stalking, shooting on the burrow opening or in the field, and rarely by hunting dogs or digging from the burrow. After the hunting it is necessary to submit badgers for sanitary inspection, performed by veterinary experts. Special emphasis should be placed on trichinelosis. Scent glands are to be removed as soon as possible. Badger’s meat is usually preserved and prepared by drying and smoking procedure, or, not so frequently by roasting or as goulash