Rabbit meat has long been considered an easily-sourced food and rabbits have been poached by countrymen from under the noses of landowners for generations. It forms the mainstay of many recipes from European countries where it has always been treated as 'every-day' food by rural dwellers, although, in the Mediterranean area in particular, it is also regarded as a meat that can form part of a meal on special occasions.

Photographs by: Philip Watts