tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066077331309131045.post6157485582028983043..comments2023-10-14T02:53:20.181-07:00Comments on The Foodist: More Fuel for the Foie FireThe Foodisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04214354265691701714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066077331309131045.post-45727251207480873072007-06-23T17:43:00.000-07:002007-06-23T17:43:00.000-07:00Good point to be made. But in defense Im not sure ...Good point to be made. But in defense Im not sure how long ago that was written, as much has changed in animal raising since the CJD issue came to light in cattle.<BR/><BR/>That was also in France. Im not saying that the feeding practice in America would be any different but it would be something worth looking into.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for pointing it outThe Foodisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214354265691701714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7066077331309131045.post-2620842439956088492007-06-22T11:58:00.000-07:002007-06-22T11:58:00.000-07:00you might want to check out this old post by ruhlm...you might want to check out this <A HREF="http://www.megnut.com/2006/08/foie-one-chefs-response" REL="nofollow">old post</A> by ruhlman at megnut.com. i am new to this blogging thang and i am only digging up the extraordinary drivel that have been making rounds..<BR/><BR/>it goes something like this..<BR/><BR/><I>When I first spent time at the CIA, one course I took was taught by a woman named Eve Felder.[..]<BR/>So I asked her where she stood on the foie gras issue, and here's what she emailed back:<BR/><BR/> Thanks, Michael. No, I do not have an issue with foie gras. <BR/>[..]<BR/><BR/> When I was a young chef, I spent about a week on a foie gras farm in the Dordogne valley in France. I spent days force feeding ducks.<BR/><BR/> The experience I had in France is that <B>they fed the ducks a warm mash of corn, water and duck fat that was administered through a funnel.</B><BR/></I><BR/><BR/>got that? they feed duck fat back t o the ducks? and should it surprise anyone that foie gras can be similar to mad cow disease spreading cattle? doesnt anyone remember how mad cow started on the other side of the pond?<BR/><BR/>altho' i havent looked into this particular news item you posted..no comment on it.FaustianBargainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283762632244656946noreply@blogger.com