Ortolan bunting - Songbird dish that is meant to be eaten with a towel draped over the diner’s head (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, in the past there were a lot of days were it was forbidden to eat meat, not only on Fridays and during the 40 days before Easter.
Also beaver and turtle counted as fish.

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