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grok

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20. There is a better way.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 10:16 PM

May 2012

There is this gentleman in Spain that has perfected the technique. It is a far tastier product that the force-fed fare. And the Geese are VERY happy so should YOU be.

Unfortunately it's been hard to reproduce here. Probably succeeded by now though.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1919163,00.html

here is the old "This American Life" take on it...

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/452/poultry-slam-2011?act=3

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California Chefs to Wield Their Spatulas in Fight Over Foie Gras Ban [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

It's an unnecessary and inhumane thing to do. freshwest May 2012 #1

They would like to continue the practice. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #4

Link says more than the OP. I'm in favor of cage free eggs, not foie gras, which why my comment. freshwest May 2012 #10

And slaugtering the many animals we do dballance May 2012 #2

Would you rather be slaughtered humanely or stuffed until your liver explodes? Easy choice for me. saras May 2012 #5

Why am I thinking thunderball when I hear that word PatrynXX May 2012 #3

Tough shit, chefs.... Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #6

Tough shit, you whiners! Odin2005 May 2012 #7

So force feeding by hand is somehow better? Idiots. redqueen May 2012 #8

The soup is banned here, sort of. Importation of shark fins into CA is illegal petronius May 2012 #22

Sounds like a great solution to this *problem*. Signed, a big fan of foie gras. cbayer May 2012 #9

So you have no compassion for animals? Warren Stupidity May 2012 #11

I'm an omnivore. cbayer May 2012 #13

Indeed compassion is not a black and white issue. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #15

I was chased and bitten by geese on numerous occasions, so maybe it's my cbayer May 2012 #17

I love foie gras! closeupready May 2012 #12

Take every single person involved in this argument and ask them if they've ever eaten meat. truthisfreedom May 2012 #14

ever? So all of us have no say if we, growing up in a meat eating culture, have ever eaten any meat? Warren Stupidity May 2012 #16

I do not believe in the of killing any animal RebelOne May 2012 #18

Overfeeding a goose for foie gras certainly is terminal. LeftyMom May 2012 #23

Fois Gras and Veal should be BANNED! and-justice-for-all May 2012 #19

There is a better way. grok May 2012 #20

The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical killbotfactory May 2012 #21

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