And sometimes the issue is foie gras. "This case happens to involve foie gras, perhaps the most maligned and misunderstood food in the world," the farmers argued in their brief to the high court.

Image A farmworker uses a tube to force feed a duck in a process known as gavage. Foie gras farms have replaced metal tubes with plastic ones to make the process more humane.Credit...Desiree Rios ...

The founders of one of the U.S.’s only foie gras producers — Au Bon Canard, based in Caledonia, Minn. — are retiring this year. Christian and Liz Gasset, who started the duck farm about 17 ...

Seen as a delicacy in France, along with many other regions of the world, it refers to a fattened duck (or sometimes goose) liver. While foie gras may be a French word, the history of this ...

SULLIVAN COUNTY, N.Y. — With the New York state government’s ongoing legal attempts to block New York City from banning foie gras, critics say Gov. Kathy Hochul is treating Mayor Eric Adams ...

Foie gras is made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been force-fed via a tube. As a result of this process, known as gavage, the organ swells to as much as 10 times its usual volume as ...

Foie gras, a buttery delicacy made from duck or goose liver, is an ancient food, and while it’s most popular in modern-day France, it has existed since the 1st century, B.C.E. Geese and ducks ...

Foie gras, the luxurious French delicacy made of the fatty liver of a duck or goose, is renowned for its rich, buttery texture and decadent taste. But it's also a dish that has sparked a lot of ...

They treated the fat with the bird's own lipases, mimicking the activities that occur naturally in the duck's body, and the resultant foie gras looked correct with noninvasive laser microscopy.

Local restaurants that serve foie gras have been the target of protesters ... leaving behind their picket-sign photos of slaughtered duck and fluffy ducks and (weirdly) bunnies.

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Foie gras is another prime example of fine French food. The duck or goose liver dish is best served on a piece of toasty, ...