California Bans Foie Gras: Do You Like the Stuff?

by mrosen814 Posted 2012/06/29 23:40:06

Related Topics: Food, Foie Gras, California, Delicacy, Gourmet, Restaurant

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California is not alone on this one. There are at least 14 countries that have some sort of foie gras ban, mostly targeting its production. However, the difference is that the ban in California not only prohibits foie gras production but also bars shops and restaurants from selling it.On July 1, California will be bound by the most sweeping anti-foie gras statute in the world. Consumed by few, the pricey delicacy made from duck or goose’s liver is lusted after by chefs and diners for its rich, singular flavor and versatility on the plate for everything from hot dogs to ice cream.

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Daring Blasphemer BN-0 2012/06/30 00:35:10

Yes

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I support faux grass. Real grass wastes too much water and you have to cut it. ; )

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Andy Fletcher 2012/06/30 11:46:21 (edited)

No

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But it doesn't really matter whether I like the stuff or not. There is more at stake here than foie gras. These politicians think with bills like Obamacare being passed, even though the vast majority of Americans have ALWAYS been against it, that they now have some sort of mandate to control whatever we eat, drink, breath, whatever their particular pet project of the day happens to be. They feel they singularly know what is best for us and that we are too stupid to determine it for ourselves. They've taken away trans-fats, and now just about everything fried in restaurants tastes like crap. Within the next 30 years you that survive me will be vegetarians, whether you want to be or not. But you aren't going to have potatoes because they are carbs and therefore fattening. Now that the scotus has changed the wording of a bill to make it acceptable as law ( I believe healthcare is the first actual instance of this) they are beyond activist judges interpreting law and have made the leap into legislating. Congress is now free to tell you you MUST buy a GM automobile and if you don't, they will impose a tax on you. After NDAA, the potus can now do the same thing by executive order. Any thing they determine is best for us is now in their pervue to force upon us, no vote required.

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But it doesn't really matter whether I like the stuff or not. There is more at stake here than foie gras. These politicians think with bills like Obamacare being passed, even though the vast majority of Americans have ALWAYS been against it, that they now have some sort of mandate to control whatever we eat, drink, breath, whatever their particular pet project of the day happens to be. They feel they singularly know what is best for us and that we are too stupid to determine it for ourselves. They've taken away trans-fats, and now just about everything fried in restaurants tastes like crap. Within the next 30 years you that survive me will be vegetarians, whether you want to be or not. But you aren't going to have potatoes because they are carbs and therefore fattening. Now that the scotus has changed the wording of a bill to make it acceptable as law ( I believe healthcare is the first actual instance of this) they are beyond activist judges interpreting law and have made the leap into legislating. Congress is now free to tell you you MUST buy a GM automobile and if you don't, they will impose a tax on you. After NDAA, the potus can now do the same thing by executive order. Any thing they determine is best for us is now in their pervue to force upon us, no vote required.

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Mary Ann 2012/06/30 11:02:58

No

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I don't like it, but I am apposed to the ban.

BTW: It's not for the rich.....it's a common delight for the holidays in France and Europe. It's no more expensive or cruel as boiling and eating a New England lobster.

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kir 2012/06/30 10:53:03

Yes

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I also dislike the ban; it is childish and close minded. Americans are opposed to fois gras even those in general they are produced by smaller family farms, the geese even live free range for most of their lives, and the farmers are only working with the natural instinct of the geese who already naturally gorge on food yet there's no ban on factory farms in America.

Compare a free range goose that is force fed at the end of its life, causing no pain because they do not have the pain receptors in their throats, which are used to store food due to natural evolution to gorge, to chickens being shoved in cages so tightly that their limbs are broken.

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Johann 2012/06/30 10:46:27

No

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Never heard of it until now. Yeah, liver meat does not sound tasty. My experience with organ meats in the past made me want to drop eating meat altogether and go for vegetartianism or healthier ways of eating instead. The Rich sure have strange taste in what is edible.

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oros to Johann 2012/07/01 06:51:14

They are strange, Period! IMHO.

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AskZilla to Johann 2012/07/17 06:51:44

That's how they attained wealth. You have to be a little bit strange .

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oros 2012/06/30 10:29:55

No

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This is not going to stop it just make it more desirable to those who don't care how it is made and have enough money. Perhaps making people aware would be more useful.
Oh yes sorry I forgot they don't give a toss they got the moolah up yours.
Legislate till the cows come home people will still do whatever they want with out a thought for anything and without responsibility because they are 'free" and rich yippee.

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Vieuphoria 2012/06/30 10:18:17

No

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I support a ban if it is still produced the way it was. Appalling.

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pepper5419 2012/06/30 10:08:01

No

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Chicago banned it back in 2006.There was a huge protest by Chicago restaurants and Chiefs they collectively refused to stop selling it. It's now considered a silent law, meaning it's not enforced but, still on the books.It was originally banned because the duck is force fed through a feeding tube a mixture of food boiled in fat.Often the duck is fattened up till it can not walk anymore.

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Andy Fl... to pepper5419 2012/06/30 11:49:13

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Actually they rescinded the ban

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pepper5419 to Andy Fl... 2012/06/30 23:46:24

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Yeah,I guess it kind of defeated the purpose BC they ended up selling more of it.

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bettyboop 2012/06/30 09:18:08

No

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I don't care for any kind of organ meat. No heart, no brain, no gizzards or liver which is pure cholesterol. It's just gross to me.

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Ron in ... to bettyboop 2012/06/30 17:22:29

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You have it right.

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Alexander T Steward 2012/06/30 08:34:35

Yes

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Looks good to me.

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shadow76 2012/06/30 08:21:01

No

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I never had it why eat something I can't even pronounce?

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Anthony to shadow76 2012/06/30 11:43:26

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As Simone with an MA in Applied Linguistics, let me say that I love your answer.

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shadow76 to Anthony 2012/06/30 14:25:43

Thank you! that makes me feel goood!

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Ron in ... to shadow76 2012/06/30 17:23:33

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Foy graaa is how you pronounce it.

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shadow76 to Ron in ... 2012/07/01 03:27:45 (edited)

Good to know! I still hate the banning things it is tiring!

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Marianne 2012/06/30 08:13:19

Yes

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I liked it in the past, long ago, but since I know about the cruel forced feeding methods, I banned foie gras from my food. And I can do fine without it ...

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AdrianMcTiernan 2012/06/30 08:03:41

No

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I have never eaten it, and won't - the way the producers of it forcefeed the geese to produce it, often choking them to death, cutting the inside of their throat often in the process, and the poor things have to endure that obscene treatment so that their livers grow to about 6 times the size they should be in a healthy bird, all so some 'gourmet' can nibble on a pate made from it, is horrible to contemplate. I would ban it completely, and anyway, why can't people eat the liver when it is normal size - surely it can't be that much different - There should be humane restaurants where all the food is from farms where humane methods of killing the animals involved were used. I actually think when they are asleep would be the kindest - and just chop off the head in one swift blow. I would imagine that any gourmet given the same treatment for about 2 minutes would appreciate just how horrible the process is, and would swear off eating it for ever.

Animals have the same sort of feelings we do - it is evil to mistreat them in this way.

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mitchell.genevieve@gmail.com 2012/06/30 07:49:14

No

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I tasted it in the South of France and it tasted OK but it's psychological if you think animals are not treated properly in the production then you will not feel comfortable eating it. There are plenty of other pates in the world. From a dietary point of view perhaps it is too fattening. People wont bother challenging the authorities on the ban because it is not a burning issue, chefs are usually too busy sweating in the kitchen to be political!

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sglmom 2012/06/30 06:43:46

No

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Foie Gras?
Sorry .. to expensive for me ..
(and I've actually had a taste .. NO THANKS .. don't want any more)

How come all these "Governments" are 'banning' foods at this time?
Do we need an all obtrusive NANNY right into our relaxation times and our Fridges/homes?

How come we can't .. gasp ..
be ADULTS about our choices in life ..
if you choose to want this for a treat .. can pay for the treat .. then do so ..

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Don Leuty 2012/06/30 06:29:42

Yes

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Not really the kind of thing I want to dine on every day, but an excellent change of pace. California would probably ban hot dogs, if they ever watched them made. Look the other way and let the marketplace decide.

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patchulie 2012/06/30 06:25:44

Yes

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Luv it... Goose liver Mmm Mmm good

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patchulie to patchulie 2012/06/30 06:27:18

+4
Nice flavor with a piquant nuttiness you'd like in chopped liver

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patchulie to patchulie 2012/06/30 06:27:47

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It is an aquired taste

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addie 2012/06/30 06:16:30

Yes

But I do not eat it. I am vegan because most animals we eat go through much more cruelty than what was decribed in this article.

If they didn't I would eat Lamb breakfast lunch and dinner.

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bettyboop to addie 2012/06/30 09:21:44

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I never have liked lamb. Something about the smell. My mother would cook it and still does, I just never could get use to it. Growing up on a farm we had lots of animals. If I knew my mother was cooking meat from an animal my dad had butchered I did not want to eat it. I only wanted meat bought at the grocery store.

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addie to bettyboop 2012/07/01 02:57:55

I would too in your situation. lol

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DDogbreath 2012/06/30 06:08:13

No

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If you'd eat that, you probably like munching on turds...

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Bob, the reasonable one 2012/06/30 06:03:41

No

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Gross!!

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bman~AVA 2012/06/30 06:02:56

No

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I've heard of it but I've never tried it and I don't see why it would be banned. If it's such a sought after delicacy then I'd think it would be o.k to sell. ????? I don't know.

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Scooter to bman~AVA 2012/06/30 06:19:03

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Probably Peta...

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bman~AVA to Scooter 2012/06/30 18:33:30

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I hear ya.

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Simeon~... to bman~AVA 2012/06/30 06:33:19

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It's banned because it requires force-feeding geese in order to make it. I don't believe that it's wrong to kill animals for food, but I do believe it's wrong to torture them...

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bman~AVA to Simeon~... 2012/06/30 18:34:06

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Aahhhhh. O.k. Didn't know that. Many thanks.

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fortycal_sig 2012/06/30 05:56:42

No

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...but the government can go screw.

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Weronikus 2012/06/30 05:52:04 (edited)

Yes

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Good thing they did, too. If foie gras wasn't made in such a horrible fashion, I probably wouldn't have anything against it. But as it happens, I hate it. A lot.
God, I read the question wrong! I thought it said do you like that California banned it! No, I hate foie gras with all my might!

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MandaLynne 2012/06/30 05:46:08

No

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I don't like it but I don't think the government has any right to ban it.

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