Christmas Treats

Here's a picture from a recent sale flyer from our neighborhood grocery store. 

The flyer is filled with special Christmas treats including these cute little glazed ducklings and snowmen...

Now let's guess what they are made of...

Chocolate covered in caramel? Nope.

Ice cream? Nope. 

Cake with a drippy glaze? Not even close.

Here's a hint...it's on the meat page...yikes...

And the answer is...

Duck liver, of course.  Small rabbits, ducklings, and snowmen made out of duck liver. Only a euro fifty each.

I imagine that this is based on a traditional French delicacy, and I am trying to keep an open mind à la Babette's Feast. However, all of my American cultural baggage is screaming, "Small rabbits and ducklings should be made of chocolate, or at worst, marshmallow cream. Never, ever made of meat, and certainly not mashed up organ meat. Ever."

And I just don't think anyone should be eating those soulless snowmen.  Take another look at their scary, empty eyes. My sensitive child would weep if I served these up.

Merry Christmas from France!