Foie Freedom
Mar 15, 2008 general food
A note on a card at Harpoon Bay Restaurant in Warwick, NY
A note about foie gras:
(“fwa grah”)Foie gras has had a great deal of undeserved bad press over the past few years. Some animal rights groups, who may be well intended, but are regrettably misinformed , fail to differentiate between the horrendous pneumatic force-feeding of ducks on industrial farms and the humane, traditional hand-feeding of ducks, practiced since Pharonic times, which emulates the way the mother duck feeds her young, by disgorgement.
This confusion and misunderstanding has led to impending foie gras bans in New York and California. The foie gras served here was humanely produced by Hudson Valley Foie Gras in Ferndale, NY. Chef Denis hopes that you will enjoy this traditional food now, and savor its memory if misguided lawmakers succeed in denying you the freedom to taste it again.
[via curdnerd - Huey, Dewey, and Louie]
Tags: Bobolink Dairy, foie gras
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