Description: Foie gras, considered a traditional French delicacy, has been criticized and even attacked by animal protection groups for its controversial duckling method of production. While the French consider foie gras to be a protected cultural heritage, some states and cities in the United States have enacted legislation to ban the sale of foie gras at the urging of animal protection groups, thus igniting a war between chefs, restaurants and animal protection organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. Foie gras, the tug and confrontation between cultural traditions and animal protection, profoundly reflects how food affects your daily life and value choices and mine through a number of factors, including market, culture, class, taste, and history.
