Comments on: Faux Gras (or more accurately Faux Foie Gras) http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/ Fri, 11 May 2012 18:47:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: rrtt http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-31023 rrtt Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:30:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-31023 I agree 100 percent with you nsx. This method of feeding geese and ducks, is been done for centuries.  I really beleive it is ridiculous to ban this product, whichis natural and safe to eat. Then we should ban meat injected with hormones, that are dangerous for people. I agree 100 percent with you nsx. This method of feeding geese and ducks, is been done for centuries.  I really beleive it is ridiculous to ban this product, whichis natural and safe to eat. Then we should ban meat injected with hormones, that are dangerous for people.

]]> By: nsx http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-28088 nsx Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:04:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-28088 Foie gras isn't inhumane, and foie gras production is much much more welfare conscious than most feedlots and pig farms out there. Why? Foie gras is a premium product, and you cannot produce good product with bad welfare. It is in the producer's interest to treat their animals well. PETA and other animal rights organizations like to squawk on about the tube feeding and how it's horrible and how would you like to have that done to you? Well, people are not ducks or geese. These birds have evolved to cram entire whole fish down their gullets, fins and all. They have entire rings of cartilage around their tracheas to keep them open while swallowing things several times the diameter of their necks (humans have c-shaped rings). Foie gras is also a natural thing, as Hank from Honest Foods has recently discovered, when he got himself a nice wild duck containing a lovely foie gras. Ducks and geese are migratory animals, and they store some of their excess energy in their livers to fuel their journeys. It is true that a fatty liver is a disease in mammals. As for that, I would like to repeat the seemingly common sense idea that ducks are not mammals, and they have different physiologies that suit their different lifestyles. If you want to spend time and money banning things, I would leave foie gras way down on the list, and start with industrial pig or chicken farming. Or better yet, work with the industry to improve welfare conditions that benefit both animal and farmer. Temple Grandin has shown that it can be done. Bawling on about the cruelty of foie gras is uninformed at best. Foie gras isn’t inhumane, and foie gras production is much much more welfare conscious than most feedlots and pig farms out there. Why? Foie gras is a premium product, and you cannot produce good product with bad welfare. It is in the producer’s interest to treat their animals well. PETA and other animal rights organizations like to squawk on about the tube feeding and how it’s horrible and how would you like to have that done to you? Well, people are not ducks or geese. These birds have evolved to cram entire whole fish down their gullets, fins and all. They have entire rings of cartilage around their tracheas to keep them open while swallowing things several times the diameter of their necks (humans have c-shaped rings). Foie gras is also a natural thing, as Hank from Honest Foods has recently discovered, when he got himself a nice wild duck containing a lovely foie gras. Ducks and geese are migratory animals, and they store some of their excess energy in their livers to fuel their journeys. It is true that a fatty liver is a disease in mammals. As for that, I would like to repeat the seemingly common sense idea that ducks are not mammals, and they have different physiologies that suit their different lifestyles.

If you want to spend time and money banning things, I would leave foie gras way down on the list, and start with industrial pig or chicken farming. Or better yet, work with the industry to improve welfare conditions that benefit both animal and farmer. Temple Grandin has shown that it can be done. Bawling on about the cruelty of foie gras is uninformed at best.

]]> By: Lisa http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-26845 Lisa Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:02:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-26845 Well, you're not giving any hints, so I'm going to have to try myself, I guess. I'm thinking a liver/fat emulsion to start with... Well, you’re not giving any hints, so I’m going to have to try myself, I guess. I’m thinking a liver/fat emulsion to start with…

]]> By: Kelly http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-26844 Kelly Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:56:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-26844 This, I will have to try! Yumm This, I will have to try! Yumm

]]> By: Heidi http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-20014 Heidi Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:33:22 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-20014 I am not opening a restaurant nor will I profit from this secret other than for myself - but I simply LOVE fois gras! Ever since I left France, it's been so hard to find and most of all, it's so expensive in Canada. So please, please, please give me the recipe! Even the unperfected one would do. Qui ne demande rien n'obtient rien! I am not opening a restaurant nor will I profit from this secret other than for myself – but I simply LOVE fois gras! Ever since I left France, it's been so hard to find and most of all, it's so expensive in Canada. So please, please, please give me the recipe! Even the unperfected one would do. Qui ne demande rien n'obtient rien!

]]> By: barneylow http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-18890 barneylow Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:08:02 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-18890 I'm opening a restaurant. Please reveal the secret to me. I'll share with you the profit for each Faux Gras sold. :) I'm opening a restaurant. Please reveal the secret to me. I'll share with you the profit for each Faux Gras sold. :)

]]> By: Shaffik (Chef) http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-10986 Shaffik (Chef) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:43:10 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-10986 My dear, I you have just made my day. Keep that $#!+ under lock and key! My dear, I you have just made my day. Keep that $#!+ under lock and key!

]]> By: Shaffik (Chef) http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-21690 Shaffik (Chef) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:43:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-21690 My dear, I you have just made my day. Keep that $#!+ under lock and key! My dear, I you have just made my day. Keep that $#!+ under lock and key!

]]> By: Yvo http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-5177 Yvo Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:12:43 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-5177 Ahhh, I came here from the NY Times article post and there's no recipe! BTW -- there is actually a humane way to raise foie gras. I can't say for certain but I recall reading that a lot of the NY foie gras farms engage in the humane side of making foie gras; I want to say Hudson Valley farms was one of them. It's one of those things that's hushed up somehow because people like to feel bad about eating something that delicious, I think. ;p Ahhh, I came here from the NY Times article post and there’s no recipe!
BTW — there is actually a humane way to raise foie gras. I can’t say for certain but I recall reading that a lot of the NY foie gras farms engage in the humane side of making foie gras; I want to say Hudson Valley farms was one of them. It’s one of those things that’s hushed up somehow because people like to feel bad about eating something that delicious, I think. ;p

]]> By: Yvo http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-21689 Yvo Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:12:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-21689 Ahhh, I came here from the NY Times article post and there's no recipe! BTW -- there is actually a humane way to raise foie gras. I can't say for certain but I recall reading that a lot of the NY foie gras farms engage in the humane side of making foie gras; I want to say Hudson Valley farms was one of them. It's one of those things that's hushed up somehow because people like to feel bad about eating something that delicious, I think. ;p Ahhh, I came here from the NY Times article post and there’s no recipe!
BTW — there is actually a humane way to raise foie gras. I can’t say for certain but I recall reading that a lot of the NY foie gras farms engage in the humane side of making foie gras; I want to say Hudson Valley farms was one of them. It’s one of those things that’s hushed up somehow because people like to feel bad about eating something that delicious, I think. ;p

]]> By: Frozen Caprese Salad with heirloom tomato granita | [ No Recipes ] http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Frozen Caprese Salad with heirloom tomato granita | [ No Recipes ] Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:58:12 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-2106 [...] caprese” served double duty as an appetizer as well as a palette cleanser between a course of Faux Gras and Kuromitsu Pork [...] [...] caprese” served double duty as an appetizer as well as a palette cleanser between a course of Faux Gras and Kuromitsu Pork [...]

]]> By: Lulu Barbarian http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Lulu Barbarian Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:42:55 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-1202 What a wonderful idea! I'm delurking to beg with the others. You know the begging will never stop. :-) What a wonderful idea! I’m delurking to beg with the others. You know the begging will never stop. :-)

]]> By: Lulu Barbarian http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-21688 Lulu Barbarian Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:42:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-21688 What a wonderful idea! I'm delurking to beg with the others. You know the begging will never stop. :-) What a wonderful idea! I’m delurking to beg with the others. You know the begging will never stop. :-)

]]> By: Tartelette http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Tartelette Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:42:20 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-1101 I have been spoiled with the real thing (first beau's family made their own for sale) but I will take a sub for a weekday! Congrats on your company getting funded! I have been spoiled with the real thing (first beau’s family made their own for sale) but I will take a sub for a weekday!
Congrats on your company getting funded!

]]> By: Tartelette http://norecipes.com/blog/faux-gras-or-more-accurately-faux-foie-gras/comment-page-1/#comment-21687 Tartelette Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:42:00 +0000 http://norecipes.com/?p=293#comment-21687 I have been spoiled with the real thing (first beau's family made their own for sale) but I will take a sub for a weekday! Congrats on your company getting funded! I have been spoiled with the real thing (first beau’s family made their own for sale) but I will take a sub for a weekday!
Congrats on your company getting funded!

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