Monday, 27 April 2020

Terroirs de gueuletons: Woodcock.


In France there is a 'Brotherhood' for just about everything; they dress in robes and chains, and hold extravagant ceremonies. In this case Arthur and Vincent meet-up with the Confrérie de la Bécasse à la ficelle. This roughly translates as 'A bunch of bon vivants who like to get together, drink a lot, and cook Woodcock by dangling them from lengths of string in front of an open fire'.

One would never find a simple 'Woodcock Club'; it has to involve something complicated and different to make it special. France is like that!

So, any excuse for a grande bouffe and piss-up, whilst also tucking-in to Wild Boar testicles; amongst other things.

I must say, those Bécasse do look very good. As the testicle chef says at 2.25mins 'mangez bien, buvez bien'; it's good for the heart!



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17 comments:

  1. Adrian Ward27 April 2020 at 06:28

    They have more stamina than I have. Great it made me hungry.

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    1. Cro Magnon27 April 2020 at 06:35

      There does seem to be an awful lot of wine drinking. I'd be under the table before the Bécasse arrived!

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  2. Anonymous27 April 2020 at 08:39

    I liked the guy's wink at the end.

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  3. JayCee27 April 2020 at 09:22

    Good grief!

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    1. Cro Magnon27 April 2020 at 09:32

      Is that a good 'good grief', or a bad 'good greif'?

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    2. JayCee27 April 2020 at 10:13

      Just an amazed 'good grief' at the abundance of wine.

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    3. Cro Magnon27 April 2020 at 12:13

      Ha ha.

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  4. Rachel Phillips27 April 2020 at 09:23

    My mother used to roast snipe on toast and it was yummy, toast to catch all the goody fat dripping off the bird and bacon. But a rare treat. Excellente. Snipe or woodcock, prepared same. I enjoyed the film and was envious that they had so many.

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    1. Cro Magnon27 April 2020 at 09:35

      I've never seen either Snipe or Woodcock around here. I think they were down closer to the Spanish border. You don't need much; a small game bird, a fire, and some toast. Wonderful.

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  5. Yorkshire Pudding27 April 2020 at 10:36

    They all seem to be having a great time. However, I wouldn't want to eat a bore's testicles - even if the bore in question was Britain's current Health Secretary.

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    1. Lettice27 April 2020 at 11:26

      Made me chuckle, thanks YP.

      LX

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    2. Cro Magnon27 April 2020 at 12:15

      I don't think Arthur and Vincent were too impressed either. I'm always ready to try anything new, but they did look quite evil.

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  6. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe27 April 2020 at 13:19

    I love listening to the French language and I do like French wine, but eating boar testicles is rather boorish.

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    1. Cro Magnon27 April 2020 at 15:35

      Certain bits of animals are probably best minced, and hidden in Paté, or something similar.

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  7. local alien27 April 2020 at 14:54

    Those good old boys know how to live. And not a female in sight to nag at them.
    We eat lambs testicles, fried. They are a much lighter colour. Very nice too.

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    1. Cro Magnon27 April 2020 at 15:38

      I don't think French women go in for clubs. No Women's Institute, or Townswomen's Guild, etc.

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