Tbf, during the seige of Paris, they were starving and started grabbing anything they could find.
Being French, they would rather starve than not cook whatever they found in the garden or the zoo in a fancy way.
Comment on Sam O'Nella - Banned and Controversial Foods
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 8 months agoFrog legs, snails, birds so decadent you need to hide your shame from God… Yeah I agree with your assessment.
undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 8 months ago
kalpol@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Not that it makes eating ortolan any better, but the shame thing is made up. It’s to inhale the brandy fumes.