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How Is Foie Gras Made

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Foie gras is a delicacy from France made from the fatty liver of ducks and geese that have been force-fed via long tubes to fatten them up quickly and efficiently. Although France is the primary producer and consumer of this so-called delicacyFrance produces more than 20000 tons of foie gras each yearforce-feeding takes place on a. Foie Gras Wikipedia Foie gras is made from one duck breed in the US a hybrid of a Muscovy and Pekin called a Moulard. How is foie gras made . Foie gras refers to the entire liver but pâté de foie gras is also common. As you can imagine this process is not an enjoyable one for the birds and states like California have been working for years to ban the sale of it and to keep it banned. Its known as an expensive luxury food thats actually made from a duck or goose liver that has become abnormally enlarged from a disease called hepatic steatosis which is caused by the animal being force fed large amounts of food. I made a Foie Gras from scratch. My ...