▲ 389 ▼ What's your go-to shower snack? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by ivanafterall@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children) Since we're apparently doing shower-food horrors, I'm just going to propose Ortolan. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Drusas@fedia.io 21 points 2 months ago (3 children) Ortolan is a small songbird that is found in Europe. It is a protected species in many countries due to declining numbers. However, in France, there was a long tradition of capturing, force-feeding and drowning ortolans in Armagnac to produce a dish considered the height of gourmandise. The fuck is wrong with the French permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 child) And it's done traditionally to wear a towel over your head as you eat the entire bird, bones at and all, in one bite... ...to hide from God, who knows what you did. I'm not joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago They used a napkin, not an actual towel. The French word for napkin is serviette, which is also the word for towel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tujio@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) Fuckin eh. Is that worse than foie gras? I don't even know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well ortolan was typically eaten with a napkin covering one's head, to hide one's shame from God for eating it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 months ago Rightly so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago Yes. Fois gras involves force-feeding but not drowning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago Best food though permalink fedilink source parent [–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) And there’s already a towel in the shower! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) You keep your towel in the shower? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago At the far end, elevated to the same height as the shower head. It doesn’t get wet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 21 points 2 months ago (3 children) Ortolan is a small songbird that is found in Europe. It is a protected species in many countries due to declining numbers. However, in France, there was a long tradition of capturing, force-feeding and drowning ortolans in Armagnac to produce a dish considered the height of gourmandise. The fuck is wrong with the French permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 child) And it's done traditionally to wear a towel over your head as you eat the entire bird, bones at and all, in one bite... ...to hide from God, who knows what you did. I'm not joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago They used a napkin, not an actual towel. The French word for napkin is serviette, which is also the word for towel. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tujio@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) Fuckin eh. Is that worse than foie gras? I don't even know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well ortolan was typically eaten with a napkin covering one's head, to hide one's shame from God for eating it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 months ago Rightly so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago Yes. Fois gras involves force-feeding but not drowning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago Best food though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 child) And it's done traditionally to wear a towel over your head as you eat the entire bird, bones at and all, in one bite... ...to hide from God, who knows what you did. I'm not joking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago They used a napkin, not an actual towel. The French word for napkin is serviette, which is also the word for towel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago They used a napkin, not an actual towel. The French word for napkin is serviette, which is also the word for towel. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) Fuckin eh. Is that worse than foie gras? I don't even know. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well ortolan was typically eaten with a napkin covering one's head, to hide one's shame from God for eating it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 months ago Rightly so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago Yes. Fois gras involves force-feeding but not drowning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) Well ortolan was typically eaten with a napkin covering one's head, to hide one's shame from God for eating it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 2 months ago Rightly so. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago Yes. Fois gras involves force-feeding but not drowning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) And there’s already a towel in the shower! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) You keep your towel in the shower? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago At the far end, elevated to the same height as the shower head. It doesn’t get wet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) You keep your towel in the shower? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago At the far end, elevated to the same height as the shower head. It doesn’t get wet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago At the far end, elevated to the same height as the shower head. It doesn’t get wet. permalink fedilink source parent
