hmmm, other cruel recipes:
Ortolan (as eaten by Mitterand as his last meal):
Take one live bunting.
Gouge its eyes out alive, or keep it in a lightless box for a month.
Feed bird on millet, grapes, and figs for one month, or until the bunting has swollen to four times its original size.
Drown bird in Armagnac.
Place bird in a high oven for six to eight minutes and serve.
Eat whole, with your head covered with a traditional embroidered cloth