How to eat an Ortolan bird


	How to eat an Ortolan bird

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8-29-2007 3:55 PM

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<P>For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets has been the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, <A title="Force-feeding" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force-feeding">force-fed</A>, then drowned in <A title="Armagnac (drink)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armagnac_%28drink%29">Armagnac</A>—were roasted whole and eaten that way, bones and all, while the diner draped his head with a linen <A title="Napkin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napkin">napkin</A> to preserve the precious aromas and, some believe, to hide from <A title="God" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God">God</A>.</p> <P>– <CITE>The Wine Spectator</CITE></p> </BLOCKQUOTE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ortolan_Bunting&oldid=154423938"><P>The ortolan is one of the dishes of French country cuisine. It is now against the law to sell them in France - but not to eat them.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/4864E848-FF4B-44B3-B62B-00372699A1C9/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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