Religion and Ethics Forum

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sriram on November 10, 2019, 04:05:08 AM

Title: Becoming civilized
Post by: Sriram on November 10, 2019, 04:05:08 AM

Hi everyone,

Banning fois gras. Becoming civilized...finally!  >:(   

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/10/31/fois-gras-sales-ban-nyc-es-vpx.cnn

Cheers.

Sriram

PS: I wonder if Walter will miss this 'delicacy'....if the ban catches on in the UK.   ;)

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Steve H on November 10, 2019, 07:10:33 AM

I've never had it. I'm not a veggie (though I'm cutting down on meat), but fg's production method is pretty cruel, so good for NY.

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Harrowby Hall on November 10, 2019, 07:52:28 AM

I have to admit that I have eaten foie gras - it is difficult not to in SW France. To be honest - it is what they eat in heaven.

Not far from my French home is a "foie gras museum". I have never visited it because of my discomfort at the thought of my abhorrence at its production methods. Perhaps I should do so for then I shall be better informed.

Cognitive dissonance at its most obvious.

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Sriram on November 10, 2019, 12:18:43 PM

fois gras museum...??!!

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Walter on November 10, 2019, 12:29:12 PM

Quote from: Sriram on November 10, 2019, 12:18:43 PM

fois gras museum...??!!

bring your own Melba toast 😃

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Harrowby Hall on November 10, 2019, 06:16:00 PM

Quote from: Sriram on November 10, 2019, 12:18:43 PM

fois gras museum...??!!

Have a look at Trip Adviser - Frespech (Lot et Garonne)

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Robbie on November 10, 2019, 06:37:28 PM

Quote from: Sriram on November 10, 2019, 04:05:08 AM

Hi everyone,

Banning fois gras. Becoming civilized...finally!  >:(   

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/10/31/fois-gras-sales-ban-nyc-es-vpx.cnn

Cheers.

Sriram

Not before time.

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Sebastian Toe on November 11, 2019, 03:44:46 PM

Ethical foie gras

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/18/the-farmer-who-makes-ethical-foie-gras

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: Robbie on November 11, 2019, 05:30:45 PM

Seb that was so interesting, I wish it would be done that way everywhere. I'm vegetarian so wouldn't be eating it anyway and before I 'turned veg', would not have bought foie gras but used to quite like some pate. If we did have ethical over here, I'd buy it if I had guests for dinner (I don't literally eat my guests).

Title: Re: Becoming civilized
Post by: jeremyp on November 12, 2019, 12:54:48 PM

Quote from: Steve H on November 10, 2019, 07:10:33 AM

I've never had it. I'm not a veggie (though I'm cutting down on meat), but fg's production method is pretty cruel, so good for NY.

It's delicious.

Although, to be honest, no more delicious than a good pâté.

NB I was told the foie gras I ate was "ethical foie gras". Apparently, if you give the geese all the food they want, they will eat enough to make the foie gras anyway, which makes me wonder why anybody bothers with the force feeding at all.