What is an ortolan?
Ortolan is a European singer; More formally, the bird is known as Ortolan Bunting. Like many songs, the Ortolan is relatively small and is not very exciting to look at it, but produces a small range of songs that can be quite pleasant for the ear. The glory of ortolloan lies in its singing, but rather in its role of European delicacy. Due to concerns about the Ortolan protection status, bird hunting in many countries is now illegal, which adds even greater attraction to the mystic bird. Birds are brownish to green, with reddish belly, green heads and brown wings. The name of the bird is a Frenchman, derived from the Latin hortus , for the garden, probably in a reference to birds for gardens for gardens. It is scientifically known as Emberiza Hortulan .
Like many birds, the ortolan is migration and prefers the more hospitable climate of Africa during the cold winter months. Birds tend to leave in the middle of the fall and return in March or April to behave. Ortoans hIt is low to the ground and birds usually pair to incubate eggs and lift young. Keeping their nests low to the ground caused birds to be more vulnerable to the decline of habitats through agriculture and hunting, as nests can be destroyed by accident or deliberately when the soil is processed.
reportedly, birds have a very distinctive, gentle taste, especially when the fed are for a few weeks before they are killed. According to tradition, Ortolan is drowned in brandy for the dining table and served whole. Dinner wears napkins over their heads to improve the aroma bowls. Because bird consumption is now banned in Europe, these napkins can also go through the divers of legal deppercussions.
traditions to serve all songs like delicatessen is quite ancient. For example, the Romans often served the assortment of birds on rich holidays and banquets, and many inheritance of these banquets can be seen in modern European cuisine. Is probably the singer with a song attractive gourmet item because he is so small and therefore somewhatDecadent than larger birds who can feed more people. Unfortunately, for Ortolan his fame as a bowl led to a dramatic overall decline in the population.