In the Lake District, both Tommi and Guy admire the spectacular scenery. They fish for perch, but only catch a small one, releasing it back into the wild.
Eventually they settle for the simple but nourishing option of chestnut soup, made with roasted sweet chestnuts and roughage in the form of potatoes and onions. Guy’s wimpishness while peeling them wins him no admiration from Tommi.
They find rather more success when they go fishing, catching shrimp with an old-fashioned net. Along the way they catch a flounder, which, combined with brown shrimp and some spiced butter, makes for a decadent and satisfying breakfast. Taking an unusual turn, they then catch some grey squirrels, seeking to overturn people’s conceptions of them as pests.
After foraging for a wide variety of plants, including pennywort and old man’s whiskers, they take the beautifully tender squirrel meat and combine it with damson sauce, brown sugar and a range of spices to serve it up as 'Peking duck', wrapped in pancakes, to mouthwatering effect and great acclaim from the locals
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