Crow meat makes a return to Lithuanian cuisine

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SHOTLIST Panevezys region, Lithuania - May 28, 2009 1. Wide of crows flying over a farm 2. Close up of crows on a tree 3. Wide of crows flying over trees 4. Mid of hunter Andrius Gudzinskas walking 5. Close up of crow being shot down 6. SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Andrius Gudzinskas, Hunter: "We are hunting young crows because we need them for our feast, which is a century-old tradition. I support this tradition and will keep doing it (shooting crows). The birds are not bad - they do good but they also do harm. Their number can only be regulated by hunting." 7. Wide of crow being shot down from tree 8. Mid of man showing the shot crow 9. Mid of hunter walking with crow in his hand 10. Cutaway of shot crows 11. Mid of Gudzinskas putting crows into a bag 12. Wide of crows flying 13. Mid of people plucking crows 14. Close up of crow 15. Close up of hunter 15. Mid of plucked crows in a bowl with water Kalnaberze, Lithuania - May 29, 2009 16. Mid of cooks cutting bunch onion 17. Cutaway of bunch onion 18. Wide of cook Vanda Mikalauskiene taking marinated crows out of a barrel 19. Close up of crow 20. Mid pan of Mikalauskiene putting crows into boiling oil 21. Close up of crows 22. SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Vanda Mikalauskiene, cook: "We boil it for about an hour because it's game meat and it's tough. Usually a chicken is boiled for 15-20 minutes but this is a wild bird." 23. Close up of crows boiling 24. Mid of steam 25. Mid of boiled crows 26. Mid of Mikalauskiene and her friend Dalia Keriene tasting crow meat 27. Mid of crows being put on a plate 28. SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Dalia Keriene, Kalnaberze resident: "This is a great dish, crow meat is very tasty and good for men because it increases sexual potency. Try it and you'll see." Kalnaberze, Lithuania - - May 28, 2009 29. Wide of local medical station 30. Mid of paramedic Kristina Mikolaitiene reading blood pressure 31. Close up of patient's hand 32. SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Kristina Mikolaitiene, Medic: "Crows are cooked in boiling oil with a temperature of 190 degrees Celsius so that all bacteria die and there is no danger for health." Kalnaberze, Lithuania - May 29, 2009 33. Wide of people waiting for dinner 34. Mid of women bringing plates with crow meat out of the kitchen 35. Mid of plates being put on the table 36. Close up of plate, zoom out man puts crow meat on his plate 37. Mid of people eating 38. Close up of hands 39. Close up of people eating 40. SOUNDBITE (Lithuanian) Jorune Liutkiene, Kalnaberze resident: "I've been taking part in this feast for three years. I like it. When tried it (crow meat) for the first time I was a little bit scared but then I understood that it's tasty." 41. Wide of feast LEAD IN : A squawking, garbage-loving nuisance in most countries, the wild crow is under attack in Lithuania not for its reputation, but for its tender meat. The dish was a common sight on the tables of Medieval noblemen and is now becoming popular once again. Diners recently feasted on fried crows at a village event in the Panevezys region. STORYLINE: Crows are rarely popular birds, despite their presence across much of the world. The large black birds with a noisy squawk do not inspire devotion of even bird lovers. In Lithuania the crow was once a traditional source of meat. The meal of crow remained widespread in Lithuania as late as the 1940s but almost died out after the Soviet occupation, which lasted from 1940 to 1991. But now it is making a come back. "We hunt young crows for our feast, which is a century-old tradition", says Audrius Gudzinskas, a 50-year-old Lithuanian lawyer leading the back-to-crow movement. He claims that these birds are really tasty. Keyword animals birds wacky You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5a81244d51194fe614adb1fc21c59037 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork