ortolan

/awr-tl-uhn/US // ˈɔr tl ən //UK // (ˈɔːtələn) //

奥托兰,奥特朗,奥特兰

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- : the bobolink.

The reed-bird—in the West Indies called “ortolan”—is also found in the same markets with the canvas-back.
There is a small bird called the ortolan, which is highly esteemed by the Italian gourmands.
I will complain no more, my son,” said Lamme, rising up: “the herring is ortolan; malvoisie is small beer to free hearts.
An ortolan thus fed is a perfect ball of most delicious fat, weighing about three ounces.
The Ortolan is considered sufficiently fat when it is a handful, and is judged by feeling it, and not by appearance.