Do you agree with the concept of fois gras? Would you eat it?

Question

Do you agree with the concept of fois gras? Would you eat it?

Answer 1

fois gras is kind of nasty looking. but i have eaten it, and its not too bad

Answer 2

poor things no to anything related to foie gras[not fois gras]lol

Foie gras (pronounced 'fwah grah') has been exalted in some gourmet food circles as a prized delicacy, but if most people knew how foie gras is produced, they would be horrified.

Foie gras, the French term for "fatty liver," is the product of extreme animal cruelty. It is the swollen, diseased liver of ducks and geese who are force-fed just up until the point of death before being slaughtered. Birds suffer tremendously, both during and after the force-feeding process, as their physical condition rapidly deterioriates. In just a few weeks, their livers swell up to ten times their normal size, and the birds can scarcely stand, walk, or even breathe. At this point, they are slaughtered, and their livers are peddled as a "gourmet" delicacy.

The idea for this cruel force-feeding practice is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt, after people noticed that wild geese often gorge themselves before embarking on long migrations. Because Egyptians, and later Romans, considered the fat-laden flesh and organs of those geese caught after this pre-migration gorging to taste better, they sought to artificially induce and exaggerate this condition in captive geese. Thereafter, the practice of force-feeding took hold, later degenerating and devolving into what is now the modern foie gras industry.

Answer 3

never have eaten it and id like to get my hands on people who prepare it any phase of preparing it sick people id like to get in to more detail on what id do to them but id get reported as usual

Answer 4

Its disgusting how those poor geese are force fed. I would NEVER eat that- my husband likes it...but he's European....

It was the french that "invented" fois gras. They used to dig holes in the ground, put the goose in and feed it and feed it.... no cages no mess. Barbaric

Answer 5

No & No!!!!!!!

Answer 6

the stuff is frigging fantastic

Answer 7

Cruelty to animals for the pleasure of humans has been going on for thousands of years. Fois gras is a particularly nasty form of it, as is the torture of calves for the creation of pale, tender veal. If human flesh were part of our diet, no doubt there'd be a long list of horrors associated with that too: No and no.

Answer 8

One mans trash is another mans treasure. I think of everyting in life as an adventure. If it did't kill the next guy...maybe I could try it! fois gras! Hold your nose, close your eyes, and eat up!

Answer 9

force feeding animals for our pleasure no way

Answer 10

heck no for either one

Answer 11

No and No

Answer 12

Yeah it's kind of flavorful so what?? I have had it, it isn't tongue. YUK! PTUI!

Answer 13

No I would not and I am glad that San Francisco has banned the use of it --- it should banned throughout the world----it's inhumane and it most likely tastes disgusting..........whoever thought of it should be tortured..........

Answer 14

Since fois gras is a delicacy for a select few, it is not as big of an issue. It has only gotten this much notoriety because it's origin is a bit humorous to discuss.

(Foie gras [fwɑ gʁɑ] (French for "fat liver") is "the liver of a duck or a goose that has been specially fattened by gavage" (as defined by French law[1]).Foie gras is one of the most popular delicacies in French cuisine and its flavour is described as rich, buttery, and delicate, unlike that of a regular duck or goose liver.)

There are so many wonderful things in this world to eat and feast on....outlawing internal organs is not going to starve anyone.

Can we move on with our lives now?

Answer 15

The taste is good.  However, I do not want to eat it because of how the birds are treated. There are pleantly of taste treats in the world without it.  Besides I am on a diet.

Answer 16

No, it's cruel to torment them just to slaughter them. I'd never eat it or eat at a place that served it.

Answer 17

i dont really agree wih the concept of it-- and i think it is horrible the way they are force fed.

But my good god it is delicious!

I have only eaten it once-but my goodness it was good.

Though i did feel kinda guilty about eating it.

Answer 18

I don't know if I agree with it or not but I have tried it. Didn't like it at all.  It was mushy and not very appealling, at least to me. But keep an open mind and give it a try.  Determine for yourself.

Answer 19

no