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I was told growing up it was just to hide how disgusting it was, since you just slurp all that the skin contains in your body. I never thought of it as something religious, but now it kinda makes sense
Officially it’s to hold in the “amazing aromatics” of the dish. You’re also eating an entire bird, bones and all (except the beak) that has been caught and thrown alive into a vat of brandy which drowns and marinates it so hiding from God makes sense too.
Yea, in a food review I saw about this food bird, they talked about how the thin bones would crunch in your mouth and cut your gums slightly.
That the blood from those cuts in the mouth added a salty bloody taste that added flavor and made every taste even better.
Hence, why the head covering is needed, the entire meal is a mess but apparently delicious for those willing to try.
That’s what I don’t get. Who the first person to try all this crap was. ‘Ey Franz, catcheth that bird and drowneth it in our most fancy ‘Yak. Then let it marinade and cook it. I think I’ll wear my fanciest white head cloth whilst I dine on this meal’
"The birds are then thrown alive into a vat of Armagnac brandy (which both drowns and marinades them), then roasted. Ortolans are meant to be eaten feet-first and whole, except for the beak, according to the Times."
I am literally watching a documentary on Vice right now about last meals and they talked about someone doing this for his last meal. So spooky to see this picture right after hearing about how it's a thing
It’s like a little songbird right? I mean… if your god cares about what you eat and/or is suddenly mystified by you hiding under a napkin, you got bigger problems… but maybe just eat something else?
For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets was the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, force-fed, then drowned in Armagnac—were roasted whole and eaten that way, bones and all, while the diner draped his head with a linen napkin to preserve the precious aromas and, some believe, to hide from God.
It’s not fearing the judgment of some invisible god that gives me pause, it’s those invisible aliens. Let’s stop torturing our food. I want to be treated NICE if someone’s going to eat me.
Judging them way more for being such little shits thinking they can hide from him. Not even making a real effort to hide either, just pathetic all around.
hide from god? Not true, they did that because the bird was very fatty and the grease would run down their chins so covering was thought to be "good manners"
Anyways, it's banned since 1999, no one would think to eat them now, in fact people would call the police if they knew someone prepared them...
I've heard that there are some chefs or places that still make it legally
. (honestly im expecting someone to prove me wrong but im sure I remember a person commenting a few years ago that they have had it as they had some privileged benefits from work? Damn I don't remember much about it to be honest so I could be wrong)
My mom’s dad was Cajun and his father often drank up most of their money. Paw Paw would say that when times were tough (as they often were), his dad would go outside and shoot birdshot straight up into a tree. His mom would then clean and saute the little birds in oil and they’d eat them, bones and all.
Not the same, but probably something she’d heard about and adapted.
You’re telling me that they use napkins to hide this from god?? The one that judges all of us after death? Something tells me he knew what they were doing under those napkins lol
The all being God. Inhabits every space, knows every single person's every thought. Exists outside of time. Beaten by a napkin. The only thing powerful enough to defeat God. A napkin.
I think I can see where they are coming from. Jesus said that he who listen to His word is like the wise man who built his house on the rock. Also, the rock is used as a metaphor for God being our support, our fortress.
And paper beats rock.
Was gonna say, that version even looked more sanitized than what I was used to seeing:
https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/birds/bird-species-a-french-delicacy-being-eaten-to-death/
In the case of what I have seen pictured the body is plucked but obviously they cant get all of the little fuzzy ones off the head. But apparently the cooking process does burn away a good portion of the face feathers so its not a big deal. Kind of like eating small fish whole and dealing with the bone, etc.
My understanding (Never done it personally, whole process is gross in a million ways) is you hold the bird by the beak and basically just bite the bird off at the beak, so the only thing left in your hand is the beak.
They should cover their faces to hide their shame, eating a songbird that's literally drowned in brandy then toasted, plucked and eaten whole. It's been eating in such vast numbers that it's almost extinct
The hunt has been forbidden in France for a decade. Ofc there are still some poachers but this is not a common dish anymore. I'm pretty sure the majority of french people never tasted it.
Edit : typo
Yeah, I remember him mentioning "Traditionally guests would eat this with their faces covered, hiding their face from God. I don't hide from God."
I need to rewatch that series again.
I knew somebody would say it. That was one of my favorite Roger arcs. That and him chasing down those guys in his car over $20.
"Are you really going to kill seven guys over $20?"
"Are you really asking this to the guy who, just last week, killed *eight* guys for *$19*?"
My numbers might be off, but that's the gist.
Fucking gold.
they say its to "hide their sin" because that sounds better than "to hide the visually disgusting act of putting an entire bird carcass in your mouth, biting it off at the beak and then spitting and picking tiny skeletal remains out of your mouth."
> “I bring my molars down and through my bird’s rib cage with a wet crunch and am rewarded with a scalding hot rush of burning fat and guts down my throat. Rarely have pain and delight combined so well. I’m giddily uncomfortable, breathing in short, controlled gasps as I continue slowly – ever so slowly – to chew. With every bite, as the thin bones and layers of fat, meat, skin, and organs compact in on themselves, there are sublime dribbles of varied and wondrous ancient flavors: figs, Armagnac, dark flesh slightly infused with the salty taste of my own blood as my mouth is pricked by the sharp bones. As I swallow, I draw in the head and beak, which, until now, have been hanging from my lips, and blithely crush the skull.”
--Anthony Bourdain
Well idk force feeding is common practice especially on large poultry. And drowning them doesn't seem more cruel than cooking lobsters alive or eating live oysters.
Same thing overseas you will see some particular faithful who are forbidden alcohol to drink but with a napkin carefully wrapped around the label to hide it from God. However it's not in the sense you or I am thinking about, it's kinda a sign of respect while knowingly doing something considered disrespectful. Of course if you are an atheist it may seem ridiculous either way.
Yeah, you ever hear of soaking?
Evidently they think their all knowing god has the mentality of a 5 year old with some things, but also just know if you even have one impure thought.
Like the fetus milkshakes in China during the one child policy. Only at the crossroads of the culinary and political elite did one experience such fine dining opportunities.
From the [Wikipedia page](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_bunting):
For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets was the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, force-fed, then drowned in Armagnac—were roasted whole and eaten that way, bones and all, while the diner draped his head with a linen napkin to preserve the precious aromas and, some believe, to hide from God.
— The Wine Spectator
The birds are caught with nets set during their autumn migratory flight to Africa. They are then kept in covered cages or boxes. The birds react to the dark by gorging themselves on grain, usually millet seed, until they double their bulk. The birds are then thrown into a container of Armagnac, which both drowns and marinates the birds.
The bird is roasted for eight minutes and then plucked. The consumer then places the bird feet first into their mouth while holding onto the bird's head. The ortolan is then eaten whole, with or without the head, and the consumer spits out the larger bones. The traditional way French gourmands eat ortolans is to cover their heads and face with a large napkin or towel while consuming the bird. The purpose of the towel is debated. Some claim it is to retain the maximum aroma with the flavour as they consume the entire bird at once, others have stated "Tradition dictates that this is to shield – from God’s eyes – the shame of such a decadent and disgraceful act", and others have suggested the towel simply hides the consumers spitting out bones.
Isn't that the dish that is a bird drowned in cognac or something like that?
Armagnac really but yeah
Cognac? What are we, poor??
Yes
Ight ur banned from hennyboyz AND remmyboyz. Your case may or may not be up for review in ten years. This particular case counts as two of your three strikes. Consider yourself lucky.
How much could one bottle of cognac cost, 10 Dollars!?
There are dozens of us!
You gave us cereal served in ash trays!
They made fun of this in Atlanta and they were eating fried human hand
Came looking for this comment. The fried hand was so disgusting!
What, don't like finger food?
damn you got me
Fried hand? Context? Now I’m very curious.
I was told growing up it was just to hide how disgusting it was, since you just slurp all that the skin contains in your body. I never thought of it as something religious, but now it kinda makes sense
Officially it’s to hold in the “amazing aromatics” of the dish. You’re also eating an entire bird, bones and all (except the beak) that has been caught and thrown alive into a vat of brandy which drowns and marinates it so hiding from God makes sense too.
They eat the bones too? It just gets worse the more I learn.
Yea, in a food review I saw about this food bird, they talked about how the thin bones would crunch in your mouth and cut your gums slightly. That the blood from those cuts in the mouth added a salty bloody taste that added flavor and made every taste even better. Hence, why the head covering is needed, the entire meal is a mess but apparently delicious for those willing to try.
what the fuck
Anthony Bourdain in one of his books said it's definitely to hide just how gross it is, but it is one of the best tasting foods
I honestly don’t care if it’s literally the best tasting food humans have ever created. There’s no way I could ever stomach it knowing how it’s made.
Drowning a bird in cognac alive and call this food? Amazing how disgusting people can be.
That’s what I don’t get. Who the first person to try all this crap was. ‘Ey Franz, catcheth that bird and drowneth it in our most fancy ‘Yak. Then let it marinade and cook it. I think I’ll wear my fanciest white head cloth whilst I dine on this meal’
Ngl they look pretty tasty. What grosses me out is that they just pluck it so the bird is otherwise intact. Brains, eyes, intestines, shit, etc.
How the bones cut your mouth is taken in consideration with the layers of flavor
... Okay that's kinda metal tho.
Barbara does Celine!
Exactly what I thought of
BARBARA DOES CELINE. 😂😂😂
I thought the bird in that was a bit made up for the show, I had no idea it was real! Even the head covering thing too. Roger you taught me something
Roger taught me everything
Maybe baby
Maybe baby
Maybe baby 🙌
Roger killed my dog and ate my wife.
Roger fucked my dog and killed my wife
Roger is my dog and my wife
I wouldnt pay that much to see Barbara DO Celine. Or would I?
What’s the password to the HBO? You give me code now!
This is Michael Patrick King's First draft of the sex and the city movie. It's 700 pages.
"4812" "He used my pants size?! Ugh, I'm disgusting..."
I wouldn’t even pay $499 to see Barbara *do* Celine!
That's a scary picture. Lots of boney parts clacking together. "Move your elbow! That's my breast!"
"The birds are then thrown alive into a vat of Armagnac brandy (which both drowns and marinades them), then roasted. Ortolans are meant to be eaten feet-first and whole, except for the beak, according to the Times."
What do they do with the beak toothpick?
Whatever the Orcs in LOTR did I assume, exactly that
I will forever and always think of Roger Smith when I see this meal.
I actually assumed it was some bullshit American Dad gag until I looked it up.
Yea I thought this was posted on r/Americandad
Same-sies. LOL!!! I was gunna delete that word, but I decided to throw caution to the wind and allow everyone to see how fucking stupid I am.
I am literally watching a documentary on Vice right now about last meals and they talked about someone doing this for his last meal. So spooky to see this picture right after hearing about how it's a thing
What’s the name of that Doc on vice??? Ima watch that tonight
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qKjg3VeW4LQ&t=2032s Last Meal Requests of Death Row Inmates
I got a minute I'm a little more focused on you can hide from God just by draping a cloth over you
Omniscient deities hate this one simple trick!
This is how ghosts work. You died throw a sheet over you god can't tell you came back. Duh
yeah, they mutilate and torture the bird to then drown it in cognac. the bird is really small like the size of a thumb. the whole thing is fucked up.
Gouge their eyes out and force feed them before they drown them if I recall. I think the dish is illegal in France now
It is
Good
Thank god
It’s like a little songbird right? I mean… if your god cares about what you eat and/or is suddenly mystified by you hiding under a napkin, you got bigger problems… but maybe just eat something else?
Pretty sure they also poke it’s eyeballs out first so absorbs it.
Man the French are pretty scary chefs.
According to Wikipedia, it’s still illegal to kill and eat the Ortolan bunting.
And surprisingly, it isn’t illegal due to cruelty but because it has decimated local populations.
I saw that episode of American dad, only reason I know what this is
AFLAC 🦆
For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets was the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, force-fed, then drowned in Armagnac—were roasted whole and eaten that way, bones and all, while the diner draped his head with a linen napkin to preserve the precious aromas and, some believe, to hide from God.
Yo WTF
Yeah if aliens exist, this is one of the reasons they have not made contact.
It’s one of those things where it’s also easy to also consider that aliens would totally do the same with us lol
It’s not fearing the judgment of some invisible god that gives me pause, it’s those invisible aliens. Let’s stop torturing our food. I want to be treated NICE if someone’s going to eat me.
this has big "interdimensional cable" from Rick and Morty vibes
Roger Smith would like a word.
The lock their doors when they fly by
[Are you sure about that?](https://youtu.be/AEZAvHs_dE0)
I mean an alien is the one who taught me about this dish so I don’t think that’s it. 😅
What’s up with the French and force feeding?
It's their collective fetish.
You're referring to foie gras?
Something i have learned throughout my life is to expect the unexpected and this is just a grain of rise from the silo of human history.
A grain of rise is what happened in my pants when I tried to squint my way through the Girls Gone Wild commercials in the early ots.
aughts*
You know what, that makes it an understandable thing to do. If god exists, he's *ABSOLUTELY* judging you for that
God can probably see under a sheet lol
Judging them way more for being such little shits thinking they can hide from him. Not even making a real effort to hide either, just pathetic all around.
hide from god? Not true, they did that because the bird was very fatty and the grease would run down their chins so covering was thought to be "good manners" Anyways, it's banned since 1999, no one would think to eat them now, in fact people would call the police if they knew someone prepared them...
That's why they're hiding under the cloths
To hide from the hidden government cameras in your home.
And the cameras they are about to eat
Ok.. I had circle back to give you a thumbs up for that one😹😹
Thank you stranger! Whole roasted camera is just 🤌
Can’t eat what isn’t real. r/birdsarentreal
That's why it's really illegal.
Alexa, drown the bird
see something, say something
Shiiiiit Anthony Bourdaine ate one a few years ago.
And now he’s dead. So never eat this dish.
Sure enough sixteen years later. He died.
Reminds me of the dad from Freaks and Geeks. “You know what happened to him? HE DIED!!”
Not true... You can still get it in certain countries that don't give a shit.
I've heard that there are some chefs or places that still make it legally . (honestly im expecting someone to prove me wrong but im sure I remember a person commenting a few years ago that they have had it as they had some privileged benefits from work? Damn I don't remember much about it to be honest so I could be wrong)
I thought American Dad was just making that up.
My mom’s dad was Cajun and his father often drank up most of their money. Paw Paw would say that when times were tough (as they often were), his dad would go outside and shoot birdshot straight up into a tree. His mom would then clean and saute the little birds in oil and they’d eat them, bones and all. Not the same, but probably something she’d heard about and adapted.
Who’s the monster who thought up this dish?
And i thought fois gras was bad
I believe they blinded the birds first to aid in the forced feeding iirc.
And here I am feeling like a horrible person because I gave in to my craving for nesquik.
I am never going to feel guilty eating fried food on a stick at the fair ever again. This shit is *savage*.
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Poor Greg. Let this man enjoy his California Pizza Kitchen grub!
They do a cajun chicken linguine just the way I like it!
You can't make a Tomlette without breaking a few Greggs
Lmao I totally thought Tom was fucking w him in that scene. It's real?!
If I eat another songbird, I'm gonna hurl!
Billions did it first.
Well actually- “Hannibal” did it first back in 2014. Season 2, episode 11.
Yeah you could hear the crunch too which BLEGHHH I do love that show though.
My man Wags!
Was that after Hannibal? Because Hannibal totally did it.
Buckle up, fucklehead!
Heard this on Brooklyn 99. Detective Boyle talks about it being his last meal. Calls it an “Open defiance of god”
Ooh the beak. Very crunchy.
"that is literally the sexiest thing anyone has ever said"
[Maïté knows... ](https://youtu.be/SEPMuyGe7dg)
Wtf was she saying when she started sucking on it? Why didn’t she eat the head? So many questions.
That’s an uncomfortable watch.
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Et à lui sucer le derrière.
Didn't Roger get high AF and watched Barbara do celine
Yes.
I’m shocked I had to go this far down to find this!! Roger is the only alien I’ve know to this!
People here talking about Atlanta and shit, finally a man of culture
You’re telling me that they use napkins to hide this from god?? The one that judges all of us after death? Something tells me he knew what they were doing under those napkins lol
The all being God. Inhabits every space, knows every single person's every thought. Exists outside of time. Beaten by a napkin. The only thing powerful enough to defeat God. A napkin.
If God can't see what you're doing under a white sheet, then no, Auntie Barbara, I will not go to Hell for masturbating!
I think I can see where they are coming from. Jesus said that he who listen to His word is like the wise man who built his house on the rock. Also, the rock is used as a metaphor for God being our support, our fortress. And paper beats rock.
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Cloth is god's weakness. Why do you think he wanted Adam and Eve nude?
Wait until you hear about what the Mormons do to pretend they are not having sex.
They should start buying napkins instead of having their friend jump up and down on the bed
Can you prove that god can see through napkins?
Those who are wondering, how the bird looks cooked, [this is how it looks.](https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/ortolan-bunting-france)
Like a marshmallows Peep... but sad
Peeps should also be eaten under a towel
thats fake tho, thats a prop from Hannibal the TV show
Was gonna say, that version even looked more sanitized than what I was used to seeing: https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/birds/bird-species-a-french-delicacy-being-eaten-to-death/
How do you eat the feathers?
In the case of what I have seen pictured the body is plucked but obviously they cant get all of the little fuzzy ones off the head. But apparently the cooking process does burn away a good portion of the face feathers so its not a big deal. Kind of like eating small fish whole and dealing with the bone, etc. My understanding (Never done it personally, whole process is gross in a million ways) is you hold the bird by the beak and basically just bite the bird off at the beak, so the only thing left in your hand is the beak.
Ah [this.](http://janicepoonart.blogspot.com/2014/05/episode-11-ko-ko-monoa-couple-of-extras.html?m=1)
Janice really went above and beyond for Hannibal and it absolutely shows.
It was made out of airbrushed marzipan and dried spaghetti noodles to get the crunch sound.
God: I can move mountains, form seas, make life but that cloth, that damn cloth gets me. In Rock Paper Scissors, cloth clearly defeats God.
I’m not religious but.. yea that seems like a sin to me
It's also illegal, but that hasn't stopped poachers from driving the bird to near extinction.
They should cover their faces to hide their shame, eating a songbird that's literally drowned in brandy then toasted, plucked and eaten whole. It's been eating in such vast numbers that it's almost extinct
Humans are so fucking stupid and awful sometimes. It’s like TWO bites of food too. Like Jesus Christ how is that worth it?
The hunt has been forbidden in France for a decade. Ofc there are still some poachers but this is not a common dish anymore. I'm pretty sure the majority of french people never tasted it. Edit : typo
God: Ya’ll know I can still see ya’ll right?
I think god would think they were definitely sus
This reminds me of a great episode of Atlanta which is easily one of the best shows currently on tv. So good.
Undoubtedly where atlanta took the idea from
Yeah for sure, I wasn’t implying they came up with the idea. But Atlanta is 🔥
Weirdest most batshit episode of the series
Girl, when did you start fucking Alexander Skarsgård?
It's her safety bread. Makes her feel more French
Such a cool scene in Hannibal
Yeah, I remember him mentioning "Traditionally guests would eat this with their faces covered, hiding their face from God. I don't hide from God." I need to rewatch that series again.
im so glad someone else thought of hannibal
I kept scrolling until I found the Hannibal mention
*Meanwhile in heaven* God: Holy shit! Where did they go!?
This reads like a Family Guy cutaway.
I learned about this from American Dad. 0/10 would not eat due to cruelty. https://youtu.be/AEZAvHs_dE0
I knew somebody would say it. That was one of my favorite Roger arcs. That and him chasing down those guys in his car over $20. "Are you really going to kill seven guys over $20?" "Are you really asking this to the guy who, just last week, killed *eight* guys for *$19*?" My numbers might be off, but that's the gist. Fucking gold.
they say its to "hide their sin" because that sounds better than "to hide the visually disgusting act of putting an entire bird carcass in your mouth, biting it off at the beak and then spitting and picking tiny skeletal remains out of your mouth."
If hiding your head under a cloth works for eating something sinful then having sex under a blanket should too... 🤔
God leaves the room when you’re naked. So you keep the white 623s on so the devil doesn’t watch you go to town.
> “I bring my molars down and through my bird’s rib cage with a wet crunch and am rewarded with a scalding hot rush of burning fat and guts down my throat. Rarely have pain and delight combined so well. I’m giddily uncomfortable, breathing in short, controlled gasps as I continue slowly – ever so slowly – to chew. With every bite, as the thin bones and layers of fat, meat, skin, and organs compact in on themselves, there are sublime dribbles of varied and wondrous ancient flavors: figs, Armagnac, dark flesh slightly infused with the salty taste of my own blood as my mouth is pricked by the sharp bones. As I swallow, I draw in the head and beak, which, until now, have been hanging from my lips, and blithely crush the skull.” --Anthony Bourdain
A dish so good that God would snatch it from you if he saw you eating it. In all seriousness though it does sound pretty brutal to make.
Well idk force feeding is common practice especially on large poultry. And drowning them doesn't seem more cruel than cooking lobsters alive or eating live oysters.
Sooo, they believe in an 'all knowing" God, but don't think he can see or hear about eating this dish?
Same thing overseas you will see some particular faithful who are forbidden alcohol to drink but with a napkin carefully wrapped around the label to hide it from God. However it's not in the sense you or I am thinking about, it's kinda a sign of respect while knowingly doing something considered disrespectful. Of course if you are an atheist it may seem ridiculous either way.
Yeah, you ever hear of soaking? Evidently they think their all knowing god has the mentality of a 5 year old with some things, but also just know if you even have one impure thought.
I mean I like to soak for a second but I need someone to start jumping or I’ll just go limp.
As a French I have never seen anyone do such a thing and that this is the first time I ever hear of something like that. This is not common at all.
It's illegal since 1999. And even before that, it was a very rare thing, most people didn't even know that was a thing.
Like the fetus milkshakes in China during the one child policy. Only at the crossroads of the culinary and political elite did one experience such fine dining opportunities.
Excuse me, what?! 🤨
Second this. Uhhh wtf?
With a side of fetus dumplings. (That movie traumatized me lol)
The Three Extremes right?? That was my favorite of the three films. So delightfully twisted lol
From the [Wikipedia page](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_bunting): For centuries, a rite of passage for French gourmets was the eating of the Ortolan. These tiny birds—captured alive, force-fed, then drowned in Armagnac—were roasted whole and eaten that way, bones and all, while the diner draped his head with a linen napkin to preserve the precious aromas and, some believe, to hide from God. — The Wine Spectator The birds are caught with nets set during their autumn migratory flight to Africa. They are then kept in covered cages or boxes. The birds react to the dark by gorging themselves on grain, usually millet seed, until they double their bulk. The birds are then thrown into a container of Armagnac, which both drowns and marinates the birds. The bird is roasted for eight minutes and then plucked. The consumer then places the bird feet first into their mouth while holding onto the bird's head. The ortolan is then eaten whole, with or without the head, and the consumer spits out the larger bones. The traditional way French gourmands eat ortolans is to cover their heads and face with a large napkin or towel while consuming the bird. The purpose of the towel is debated. Some claim it is to retain the maximum aroma with the flavour as they consume the entire bird at once, others have stated "Tradition dictates that this is to shield – from God’s eyes – the shame of such a decadent and disgraceful act", and others have suggested the towel simply hides the consumers spitting out bones.
Next time I jack off, Im doing it under white sheets so God wont notice.
oooooo I’m tellin!!!
God can hear your gay thoughts but he can't see through the sheet
Angel: “what are those guys doing?” God: “I can’t tell… they have that thin white cloth over their heads again.”
Oddly stupid. As if God couldn’t see through some small cloths. “OhHh NoOoO! WhErEd tHeY gOooOo??!”