Ortolan, anyone?

[Guest]

Most of this hidden behind the paywall, but you get the idea.

Captured birds are blinded, fattened up, drowned in armagnac and then eaten. The gourmet has a napkin over his head in order to get the full benefit of the aroma.

30,000 are illegally killed every year in France, in spite of their being an endangered and protected species. And they want permission to take 3,000.

[french frank]

Well, it's a change to be a 'moderniser' rather than a 'traditionalist' in media-speak.

[Lento]

The gourmet has a napkin over his head in order to get the full benefit of the aroma.

I like the story that it is to hide their faces from God. Is the "drowning in Armagnac" literal? Not sure I want to know the answer.

[amateur51]

Most of this hidden behind the paywall, but you get the idea.

Captured birds are blinded, fattened up, drowned in armagnac and then eaten. The gourmet has a napkin over his head in order to get the full benefit of the aroma.

30,000 are illegally killed every year in France, in spite of their being an endangered and protected species. And they want permission to take 3,000.

This 'dish' is reputed to have been among President Mitterand's last meals