Blog for the Birds

Songbird Ortolan is a Delicacy in France

September 21, 2007 on 2:42 pm | In Endangered |

In France they eat different things, OK…I can deal with that. But a song bird?  Tastes like chicken? So you might wonder does a bird enthusiast eat chicken? This one does and turkey too!  But that’s about where I draw the line.

Tis such a small tiny bird with a lovely song, who could possibly eat such a thing? But fortunately France has outlawed the killing of these birds and if you want to ‘enjoy’ the taste of one you’ll have to break the law. Why not just enjoy them the way they were meant to be enjoyed: with the ears and the eyes?

France Cracks Down on Songbird Delicacy