Foie Gras

Because killing animals for food doesn't happen nicely whether you like it or not so i thought he might avoid that fact by not eating meat. Wouldn't be unusual.
 
Skillmister said:
Because killing animals for food doesn't happen nicely whether you like it or not so i thought he might avoid that fact by not eating meat. Wouldn't be unusual.
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I read his post as meaning that he would prefer the animal leads a stress-free life and is then killed in an environment that also doesn't stress it out.

This also improves the quality of the meat so it's a win-win.
 
Freefaller said:
Indeed.

However, I wouldn't go out of my way to buy "humane" stuff over regular stuff. If it's humane, then great, even better - and if it was clearly advertised then I'd probably go for the humane stuff (though I'd be interested to taste the differences between the two.). Technically it's not called "foie gras" if it's not done by gavage according to French legislation.

Whilst it probably comes across as very cold hearted on my behalf, it is purely my glutony coming out! :o

The only issues with humane foie gras is often then need more livers to make the same quantities. I'm not saying it's right, I know it's a shame to do it. But hey, I've eaten horse, and I'd eat cat/dog too. My moral compass for food is fairly broad. :o The ironic/hypocritical thing is, I won't buy caged chicken eggs or caged chickens or any value/basic meats from the supermarket... I'm an oddball for sure! :D
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I follow a fairly similar line to you.

I will never eat battery farmed chicken, and it is not so much an animal welfare issue for me and more of a hygiene thing. Battery chickens are like mutants, they can't move and sit around in so much birdshot that they get CID burns from the uric acid. I do not want to eat any meat from an animal raised in those conditions.
With regards to op - the first time I was sever fois gras I was given a massive portion of fried liver, and it was a bit rich for me. I imagine I would have enjoyed a smaller portion much more.
 
Actually had a big debate with my brother about this not to long ago, he lives in Rome and has froe gras quite often (because lets face it, the Europeans don't always have the best ethical guidelines when it comes to meat production).

I wholeheartedly disagree with froe gras, how anyone can live in the UK -where we pride ourselves on ethical meat production- and eat that stuff is beyond me. I'm further baffled by how battery hens have now been outlawed, yet foie gras is still ticking away. Then again, it's French, and the French will do what they want!

Heck, if we're going to force feed geese by the use of metal tubes down their throats 'til their livers are three times the normal size and then painfully and slowly rupture, why not bring back bear baiting and dog fighting for our amusement? What's the difference? (And don't say one's amusement and one's food - foie gras is not sustenance, it's fashion at the expense of geese, there is no worthwhile by-product).
 
Without wading into the ethics / food plotical correctnessof it all...where's the best place online to get some decent fois gras?
 
I didn't like it much when I had it, plus I disagree with the ethics of force-feeding.
 
DcD said:
I wholeheartedly disagree with froe gras, how anyone can live in the UK -where we pride ourselves on ethical meat production- and eat that stuff is beyond me.
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disagree, most people in the UK dont give a moments thought about where their meat has come from and the conditions its been in. they just want it cheap.

As iv said before until we go back to a time where people/families physically have to kill or witness the killing of their next meal they will always be greedy and selfish and consume ridiculous unhealthy amounts of meat.

I respect HFW a lot for those very reasons - as hes the only pop-chef that bothers to try and make people understand about true animal ethics and actually practices what he preaches.
 
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iamtheoneneo said:
disagree, most people in the UK dont give a moments thought about where their meat has come from and the conditions its been in. they just want it cheap.

As iv said before until we go back to a time where people/families physically have to kill or witness the killing of their next meal they will always be greedy and selfish and consume ridiculous unhealthy amounts of meat.

I respect HFW a lot for those very reasons - as hes the only pop-chef that bothers to try and make people understand about true animal ethics and actually practices what he preaches.
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Completely agree with this.

I found his recent veg series really interesting
 
Skillmister said:
Because killing animals for food doesn't happen nicely whether you like it or not so i thought he might avoid that fact by not eating meat. Wouldn't be unusual.
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Not in the least bit. My Grandad was a butcher, and always impressed upon me the importance of killing a beast or any other animal properly.

There are many ways of killing. Some far worse for the animal than others. The animals are bred as food, that much is inescapable fact, and as I eat that meat I have no problem with it. What I do have a problem with is us not doing all we can to ensure that the animal isn't subjected to any undue pain or stress.

Foie Gras doesn't fit into this, so I would never eat it. I would never eat battery hens, or eggs from battery hens, either.

A2M said:
Hugh Fearnley Whittingshall (sp?)
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Still none the wiser but I have something to Google now. Ta.
 
Gilly said:
Not in the least bit. My Grandad was a butcher, and always impressed upon me the importance of killing a beast or any other animal properly.

There are many ways of killing. Some far worse for the animal than others. The animals are bred as food, that much is inescapable fact, and as I eat that meat I have no problem with it. What I do have a problem with is us not doing all we can to ensure that the animal isn't subjected to any undue pain or stress.

Foie Gras doesn't fit into this, so I would never eat it. I would never eat battery hens, or eggs from battery hens, either.



Still none the wiser but I have something to Google now. Ta.
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I agree entirely, I don't like the force feeding part :/

You must have seen River Cottage and it's many incarnations on the telly?
 
I'd never had it before I met my wife. With her being French and the subsequent visits to France that followed I vaguely remember not being overly impressed the first time I tried it. But now, if I'm at a restaurant in France and it's on the menu, I'll order it as a starter. It's delicious, even more so with some good bread, toasted, a little fig chutney and a good medium-sweet white wine.

It's nearly always the dish of choice to start a meal at family gatherings and special occasions.
 
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