Foie gras controversy
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The production of foie gras involves the force-feeding of birds with more food than they would eat in the wild, and more than they would voluntarily eat domestically.
Gavage feeding
Anti-foie gras protestors at the Hôtel Meurice, Paris
Gastronomy
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Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between food and culture, the art of preparing and serving rich or delicate and appetizing food, the cooking styles of particular regions, and the science o
Foie gras controversy
…corn boiled with fat (to facilitate ingestion), deposits large amounts of fat in the liver, thereby producing the fatty consistency sought by some gastronomes. Animal rights and welfare activist groups such as the Humane Society of the United States, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, L214 and FOUR PAWS contend…
Fine food, the principal study of gastronomy