choron became famous for his elephant dishes (): "trompe d’éléphant in sauce chasseur" and "éléphant bourguignon". after the elephant at the "jardin d'acclimatation" were used at the christmas table, the two elephants (castor and pollux) at the paris' "jardin zoologique" were consumed on 31 december 1870 at voisin. in early january, it was the elephant at the "jardin des plantes" (paris' botanical garden) which was sent to the abbatoir. it was bought by choron for his restaurant at the price of 15 francs per pound. by 13 january voisin was out of elephant meat and substituted horse. the siege was lifted two weeks later.