To be fair, this French practice was banned in 2007. Not because it was revolting, but because the bird faced extinction because of how popular this practice was.
*”The customary way of eating ortolan, a delicate songbird, involves the diner covering his or her head with a large napkin. Tradition dictates that this is to shield – from God’s eyes – the shame of such a decadent and disgraceful act.”*
*- Harry Wallop, 2014*
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To be fair, this French practice was banned in 2007. Not because it was revolting, but because the bird faced extinction because of how popular this practice was.
*”The customary way of eating ortolan, a delicate songbird, involves the diner covering his or her head with a large napkin. Tradition dictates that this is to shield – from God’s eyes – the shame of such a decadent and disgraceful act.”*
*- Harry Wallop, 2014*
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_bunting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_bunting)
Never ask Geert where his Prime Minister went.
uj/ what is the practice shown in the French photo? I don’t get it.
Hmm what about French and Belgian politicians?
Never ask Dutch people why they scare the fuck out of every asylum seeker with PTSD on every first Monday of each month.
Nor what they do to disliked prime ministers.
And never ask Germans who runs their banks and leads their military industry.
And never ask Danish people where to find coffee shops that sell weed.
Sunak was a far better PM than Starmer
To be fair, we make a point of not asking you about anything ever. But it seems to have the opposite effect.
I guess OP just recently discovered Sam O’Nella
Damn roads, our long time nemesis
Never ask João where he spend Brazil resources
Btw that’s cock they’re gobbling under the towels
Never ask a sven about pronouns. They will go full ballistic before answering the question like any other person.
They say Germanic countries have shitty cuisine and then they eat something like this
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