I like brain, preferable lamb brain, and it is possible to get it again after the "mad cow disease panic ebbed away . Normally I avoid any severe treatment, some butter, some grappa, that's it. At the moment I am on the Asean/Italian fusion cooking trail. So I marinated the brain in Shaoxing. This is a Chinese Rice Sherry.

For this dish you are free to take the cheap "polipi non veraci" which do have only one "fila di ventose". They are less tender than the polipi veraci, but with this cooking method, it makes no difference.
You may cut them into pieces. put them into a pot and add slices of non treated lemon, also some green celery is good, you can carots too, anything what you imagine good with lemon flavor, obviously no patatoes, but I could try cassava next time.
Close the pot thoroughly to avoid that vapour comes out during the cooking process.

This is Vincent's (my nephew) favorite, but also Matilde likes it a lot.
Get quails from the supermarket, They are not wild, but from intensive breedings, but they are still much more tasty than the rubber chicken you get as an alternative.

This is a recipe from Sardegna!
Get a good meaty duck, not too fat. The cheap ducks (5 €/kg) from Piazza Vittorio are normally excellent for the recipe.