Great British Game Week
For the adventurous foodie, there's nothing quite like trying new and delicious meats. Embrace the wild side and expand your palate!
Position premium wild game meats as a seasonal, adventurous culinary experience for autumn entertaining and health-conscious home cooks.
- Game meat recipe tutorials: venison stroganoff, elk steaks, rabbit paella—easy weeknight swaps from beef/chicken
- Behind-the-scenes sourcing stories from local UK butchers and heritage suppliers (Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason)
- Seasonal autumn entertaining: wild game dinner party ideas with wine pairings
- Lean protein spotlight: nutritional benefits of venison, elk, and rabbit vs. conventional meats
The Great British Game Week can trace its history back to 2013 when the event was first established by a collaboration between the folks over at Taste of Game (now called Eat Game) as well as Annette Woolcock from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. The event takes place at the perfect time in wild gaming season, at the end of the autumn months when the weather is beginning to turn cold!
The purpose of this event is to champion the reputation of the UK for its high quality wild game meat, encouraging its consumption and promoting the industry. Many local butchers are the perfect place to find access to wild game meat that is sourced in local areas. Even some larger London suppliers, such as the world-renowned Selfridges Food Hall and Fortnum & Mason’s have been known to participate by supplying game from the British Game Association to their customers this week and all throughout the season.
Cook with Game Meat
Those who haven’t yet tried cooking with game can certainly take the Great British Game Week as an opportunity to move into this culinary realm. And it can be very easy! Search out a few game recipe substitutions online that sound tasty and give them a try. Check out some of these ideas to get the juices flowing: Instant Pot Venison Pot Roast. Yummy with carrots and potatoes. Marinated Elk Steaks. So much leaner than beef but just as tasty. Authentic Spanish Paella. This one uses wild caught rabbit for a superb flavor. Venison Stroganoff. Deliciously creamy with homemade or store bought noodles.