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Article: Last taste of banned food - foie gras ice cream; As a Chicago ban on the delicacy begins, foodies savor it a final time.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- August 23, 2006
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Byline: Amanda Paulson
CHICAGO -- Here in Chicago - once called hog butcher for the world - foie gras has disappeared not with a whimper but with an all-out foie extravaganza.
In the months before the country's first ban took effect, the overfattened duck liver - beloved by gourmets and hated by animal-rights activists - has been featured on burgers and in desserts, at hot dog joints and at luxury restaurants, seared, foamed, and in ice cream.
Monday night marked the food's final hours, and several restaurants held foie gras feasts to bid farewell.
"We've been eating it like it's going out of style," says Barb Manny, finishing up a ...