![Roast Ortolan, an adorable bird the size of a man's thumb and weighs less than an ounce. It is meant to be eaten feet first with the beak and head being last Roast Ortolan, an adorable bird the size of a man's thumb and weighs less than an ounce. It is meant to be eaten feet first with the beak and head being last](https://preview.redd.it/smxi6rsjdqx81.jpg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d624af1c71c10c520d87ad200340a068b1b987c4)
Roast Ortolan, an adorable bird the size of a man's thumb and weighs less than an ounce. It is meant to be eaten feet first with the beak and head being last
![Captured, blinded, bloated and drowned: how Haughey and Mitterrand showed their baser instincts – The Irish Times Captured, blinded, bloated and drowned: how Haughey and Mitterrand showed their baser instincts – The Irish Times](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/A_QUFUXmuhs4I0KGg9ix9j3nieU=/1600x1200/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/GDGDGXUODKZIFG46J66JO6RVQA.jpg)
Captured, blinded, bloated and drowned: how Haughey and Mitterrand showed their baser instincts – The Irish Times
![Ortolan buntings: Three birds escape being deep-fried as banned French delicacy | Nature | News | Express.co.uk Ortolan buntings: Three birds escape being deep-fried as banned French delicacy | Nature | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/128/590x/Jeremy-Clakrson-Ortolan-birds-601657.jpg)
Ortolan buntings: Three birds escape being deep-fried as banned French delicacy | Nature | News | Express.co.uk
![TIL about ortolan, a small bird eaten in French cuisine. The bird is drowned in booze, cooked, and eaten whole. The consumer wears a napkin on their head, which is claimed by TIL about ortolan, a small bird eaten in French cuisine. The bird is drowned in booze, cooked, and eaten whole. The consumer wears a napkin on their head, which is claimed by](https://external-preview.redd.it/6HzaJaE0huIfxN8FEaV0-1r1h68wrKO5lO5J_jg9gVc.jpg?auto=webp&s=1d5941c713d40ac1309e4582323e2a870e58d76b)
TIL about ortolan, a small bird eaten in French cuisine. The bird is drowned in booze, cooked, and eaten whole. The consumer wears a napkin on their head, which is claimed by
![Ortolan buntings: Three birds escape being deep-fried as banned French delicacy | Nature | News | Express.co.uk Ortolan buntings: Three birds escape being deep-fried as banned French delicacy | Nature | News | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/128/590x/secondary/ortolan-bunting-napkins-339070.jpg)