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The actual fact that geese can eat that much and double size (or more) is natural and necessary for their migration. It's possible to make foie gras by just let
by boudin 7y ago
The actual fact that geese can eat that much and double size (or more) is natural and necessary for their migration. It's possible to make foie gras by just letting the goose eating itself. Acording to my parents when they were living on farms when young, that's the way they were doing it.
Just banning the practice of force feeding would make more sense.
You can find a few things online about those alternative way
https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=487088946 https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=487088946
- calf 7y agoI've read about the acorn foie guy, and wasn't sure how legit the story was. If foie gras can be made by having free range geese and plentiful food for them, that would make foie production even more of a luxury item, but at least that would render the gavage controversy no a longer critical issue.
- eurg 7y agoAs linked somewhere else, but for video affine people, and directly relevant, see this old Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_barber_s_surprising_foie_gras_parable?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_barber_s_surprising_foie_gras_...
- eurg 7y agoBelow someone quoted this: "it will be assumed that all foie gras came from duck or geese that have been force-fed unless “documentary” evidence is provided to the contrary." So, non-force-feed remains legal.
- boudin 7y agoI had missed that, thanks!