The Duchess Of Devonshire is lampooned for suggesting that you keep your own chickens for eggs, along with a milking cow. However, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, not much less posh, embraces the same gumboot-and-roses attitude to the preparation, cooking and eating of ingredients. In fact, he's made a career from televising and writing about his shabby chic habits, which include eating human placenta and skinning eels.
