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May 01, 2006
Foie gras doesn't fly in Chicago
The Chicago City Council has been on a tear lately. First they banned urchins from banging on buckets outside my old apartment. Now the ban foie gras. Every one of my French friends thinks I'm crazy for supporting foie gras bans, but it's a barbaric practice. Called the "rich man's chopped liver," foie gras was discovered when some French people noticed that the liver of a goose tastes really good when the goose has fattened-up before the migration. It's produced today by force-feeding geese or ducks, often to the point that their stomachs burst. It also has some wonderful wine pairings.
Chicago joins over a dozen countries in banning foie gras. When the Chicago City Council finally bans right turns on red and smoking in public and on sidewalks, I might be ready to move back.
Posted by adrianjo at May 1, 2006 11:47 PM