10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 28, 2018
The estate of Jean de la Fontaine in Hauts-de-France produces a brut Champagne named L’Eloquente with a very Gallic chicken silhouette on the label, and South Australia’s Bird in Hand winery makes sparkling wines as well. I know there are a few out there, but none that have been available to me locally.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Long before that time Mexican domesticated Turkeys had been adopted by Native Americans in the American Southwest as well. They became known as “Turkie Fowl” (spelling varies) because they were coming from the general direction of Turkey. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid.
10,000 Birds
JULY 12, 2018
And that’s not all: I’m even relaxing my unwritten prohibition against featuring domestic fowl. But is there a bird more emblematic of France than the humble – yet decidedly exotic – farmyard chicken? Introduced, exotic, possibly ship-assisted Red Junglefowl can be found all across France. So I survived.
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