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Article: LIVING REVIEW FOOD & DRINK: Sticks in the throat Clarissa Dickson Wright doesn't care if birds are force-fed. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the practice should be banned. Simon Beckett looks at how foie gras is dividing food lovers and politicians
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2005
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When it comes to foie gras there's no such thing as middle ground.
Made from the livers of force-fed ducks or geese, this most indulgent
of pats is seen either as the pinnacle of epicurean art, or a very
inhumane example of animal exploitation. Defending it are the chefs
and gourmets for whom foie gras is one of life's essential luxuries.
Ranged against it are the animal-rights activists who regard its
production as a sick practice with no place in a civilised society.
The controversy over whether or not foie gras (French for 'fatty
liver') should be banned has rumbled on for years. But now it seems
to be reaching a critical point. Most recently, it's the US that has
emerged as one of the ...