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Article: Succulent foie gras melts in your mouth

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April 8, 2001
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No holiday meal would be complete in France without serving foie gras. As Easter approaches, the French are scrambling to make their most prized culinary secret: perfect foie gras. Foie gras literally means "fat liver" and is obtained by overfeeding ducks or geese for a certain period of time. The excess food changes the course of growth of the liver, making it completely different from regular liver.

There are two kinds of foie gras: duck and goose foie gras. Traditionally, foie gras is goose liver, but with the increase in demand for it, producers have turned toward duck liver for many reasons.

If you have never tasted foie gras, you're in for a treat. This ...

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