When Parisians ate the zoo

[packman]

"..the) winter of 1870-1871 was a traumatic time for Parisians, an ordeal that saw the city sustain more damage over just a few months than in any other conflict in history. "

France and Prussia are at war and into its fourth month of siege , Paris is starving. All the dogs, cats, and rats have been eaten and now they turn to the zoo, where the following menu is presented.






Consommé d’Elephant ? Elephant soup.

Goujons Frits – Le Chameau rôti à l’Anglaise ? Fried Camel Nuggets

Le Civet de Kangourou ? Kangaroo stew.

Côtes D’Ours roties sauce Poivrade ? Bear Chops with Pepper Sauce

Cuissot de Loup, sauce chevreuil ? Haunch of Wolf with Venison Sauce

Le Chat Flanqué de Rats ? Cat flanked by rats.

La Terrine d’Antelope aux Truffes ? Antelope terrine with truffles

Oh, and lest we forget the stuffed donkey’s head as the hors d’oeuvre

Interesting site:

http://www.messynessychic.com/2015/12/10/that-christmas-when-parisians-ate-the-zoo/

[Taitertots]

1. In typical French style they still had an excellent wine pairing selected

[Recursion]

2. In fairness, this was a satire carte d'hotel

Though some of the animals in the Paris zoo did die (mostly from errant shells) there is no evidence of any of them being eaten.

The siege of Paris was the one time Bismark miscalculated in his whole career, and he miscalculated very badly.

[dana_b]

3. amazing. I know that the French are masters

of cooking and maybe it was actually delicious but blech! I couldn't stomach the thought of eating those beautiful animals.
Mais je suis vegetarienne.