Foie Gras Banned in Chicago Restaurants. Options

[flc]

In case you didn't know, foie gras {Fwa-grah} is a French delicacy, a pate made from goose liver. I've never tried it, but I dunno if I want to..liver..

I'm not sure when it happened, but when I woke up I was watching the news and they were talking about how foie gras was now officially banned, no chefs could serve it anymore. Their reason? They say that it's animal cruelty, because, supposedly, they force-feed the geese to make the liver meatier or healthier or something.

Knowing this, would you still want to try foie gras? I'm kind of split on the subject. Anything having to do with force-feeding makes me feel ill, but then again, you always hear about how cruel furiers {Spelling?} are to animals before they kill them to use their fur. And who knows what livestock go through before they're killed for their meat..

Edit: I guess I should have posted this in the Foods forum. Oh well.

This post has been edited by x__Elle.: Apr 27 2006, 08:52 AM

[typh-a-knee]

Honestly you know what.

I could give two craps less about animal cruelty. When people back in the day ate meat, whether it was scarce or not, people never thought about animals.

Now all of a sudden, when it's more affordable and available we're considering THESE ANIMALS EMOTIONS???

Are you kidding me?!

The life cycle is there for a reason. People didn't randomly decide to go cow hunting one day. Some animals are meant to be eaten by humans for survival. Yes I do agree, it isn't the nicest procedure in the world but hey, sh*t happens.