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lièvre

hare

European hare

You often see hares racing through the vines.

Cooks usually turn them into jugged hare (civet de lièvre) or râble de lièvre (saddle of hare), for which there are many French recipes.

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Text © Dana Facaros

Image by Stig Nygaard