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Old 10-18-2005, 09:40 PM   #1
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The news story is here.

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PARIS -- Foie gras is a travesty for some, a delicacy for others. But for French lawmakers it is part of France's cultural heritage, to be protected like a great work of art.

Lower house deputies approved a draft law on Tuesday that declares foie gras "part of the cultural and gastronomic patrimony, protected in France."

The measure, an amendment to a sweeping bill to overall agricultural policy, was passed unanimously on Monday. The entire draft law passed 376-150 on Tuesday.

Animal protection groups, and even some governments, oppose the forced-feeding of ducks and geese needed to make the gourmet product that is a specialty of southwest France. The lawmakers did not shy away from telling it like it is, defining foie gras in the amendment as "the liver of a duck or a goose specially fattened by force-feeding."

"Foie gras is an emblematic element of our gastronomy and our culture," read an accompanying explanation of the amendment.

The move comes amid growing criticism of the method used to obtain foie gras _ stuffing the duck or goose for a 10-day period to fatten the liver and create the unctuous pate.

The Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which fights cruelty to animals, denounced the forced-feeding of fowl on Tuesday, calling it "veritable torture for geese and ducks." A foundation statement asked consumers to stop eating foie gras _ a mainstay of the French Christmas season. Lawmakers noted that France produces 83 percent of the world's foie gras _ and eats more than 90 percent of it.
I've had foie gras before; it's really tasty. However, to protect it? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] Oh, well. Lawmakers everywhere do strange things from time to time.

Most Americans don't even know what it is, anyway.... [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img]


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Old 10-18-2005, 10:41 PM   #2
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Have you seen the way they feed the poor geese? They stick a big funnel half way down its neck, and pour pounds of grain directly into its stomach. The poor bird doesn't even get to swallow anything. It looks pretty distressing for the bird.

But yes I agree - foie gras sure does taste good!

I'm torn between my stomach and my ethics...
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Old 10-19-2005, 09:02 AM   #3
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I'm not torn at all between my stomach and my ethics. If you eat this, I have little respect for you.

The froggies are passing this law to make a political stand against some localities in the US which are proposing to make foie gras illegal.

In case you're curious what funnel-stuffing has to do with making the bird into food, foie gras is a "delicacy" made from distressed, enlarged, poisoned goose liver. Over stuffing the birds' stomachs causes their livers to enlarge.
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Old 10-19-2005, 11:43 AM   #4
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Most Americans don't even know what it is, anyway.... [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img]
No, in America it's called Freedom Gras.

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Old 10-19-2005, 12:03 PM   #5
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Israel has banned foie gras. Illinois, New York, Oregon, and Mass are set to do so, too, as indicated by: http://www.nofoiegras.org/

For a guiltless alternative to sate your palette for foie gras, try these alternative recipes for faux gras found at: http://www.nofoiegras.org/faux_gras.htm
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Old 10-19-2005, 03:22 PM   #6
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Well, just like sausage I already knew how foie gras was made; no, it isn't pretty. I don't eat it anymore, anyway, because I don't eat internal organs (liver, stomach, kidney, etc). I like veal, but I stay away from it, too.

"Freedom Gras"? [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img]
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Old 10-19-2005, 08:28 PM   #7
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I don't eat it anymore, anyway, because I don't eat internal organs (liver, stomach, kidney, etc). I like veal, but I stay away from it, too.
That's practically a vegan in Texas, eh Azred?
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Old 10-19-2005, 08:57 PM   #8
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[img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] I suppose some people would think so, Lucern.

[img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] "the middle of Michigan"? What happened to "the side of a hill near Dallas"? And when? Did I miss something?
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It cracks me up that asking for a veggie burger in some places in Texas gets you a burger with no patty at all.

That side of the hill near Dallas is home. This is grad school, and has been since late August

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Ah so, young grasshopper. The broadening of the mind, and all that jazz. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

At least they don't put a cow patty on it...even though technically the cow patty would be vegan (which I'm not). [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/erm.gif[/img]
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