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The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight Hardcover – March 10, 2009

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Traces the history of the popular bird-liver delicacy from its origins five thousand years ago through its reemergence as a luxury food, in an account that explores modern controversies pertaining to its production and the ways foie gras has become an object of cultural battles.

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Simon & Schuster
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March 10, 2009
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Veteran Chicago Tribune entertainment reporter Caro expands on his front-page story about a 2005 flap over foie gras with a wide-ranging investigation into the ethical debate surrounding the human consumption of fattened duck liver. Drawing on conflicts in Chicago, Philadelphia and California over whether force-feeding birds should be legislated as torture or standard agricultural practice, Caro presents various positions from duck farmers, chefs and animal rights activists. His chatty arguments between industry players deliver without becoming unnecessarily complicated or resorting to the oversimplification of surveys and superficial media reports. Caro offers descriptions of a vegan activist headquarters, a video depicting a rat burrowing into an injured duck, and traditional farm operations in France. While he pursues his source's agendas with due diligence, he appears reluctant to side completely with gourmands despite describing presumably happy ducks, mouthwatering foie gras meals and even eating a raw duck liver. While he tends to focus on the colorful, entertaining aspects of the food's history and science, Caro's selection of pointed quotes from duck liver lovers and foie gras foes presents an in-depth take on this ongoing food fight. (Mar.)
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In 2006, Chicago’s City Council enacted a ban on the sale of foie gras, one of the summits of gastronomic art. Concerted action by a number of animal-rights advocates armed with photos and videotapes had persuaded one alderman to propose the embargo, and the ordinance sailed through with little debate. Reacting to this governmental interference in their menus, Chicago’s vainest and most celebrated chefs squared off in opposing camps, hurling insults at one another and generally attracting both national and worldwide attention until the ban’s repeal in 2008. Chicago Tribune reporter Caro has documented the full story of this culture contretemps. Reminding that force-feeding poultry dates back to the dawn of recorded history, he investigates the reality of today’s relatively benign treatment of ducks and geese on both American and French farms. He details force-feeding processes that engorge fowls’ livers to succulence and appear so repugnant to urbanites who romanticize rural life. The voluble farmers, entrepreneurs, animal-rights activists, and chefs whom Caro vividly describes rival even the perennially entertaining denizens of Chicago’s City Hall, and it becomes hard to discern who is the silliest goose. --Mark Knoblauch

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1416556680
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (March 10, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781416556688
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416556688
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches

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Sparkle

Bravo Mark Caro

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2009

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Mark Caro did a wonderful job of presenting both sides of the controversial subject of Foie Gras, with a well researched, practical, and humorous account of his experiences. He offers unique behind the scenes insight to the opinions of some of the industries favorite Chef's, talented artisans and impassioned protesters. There is the side that says the production of Foie Gras is cruel and only for the rich. There is another that says all food comes from somewhere, it is not born of Styrofoam. Every animal deserves respect and our thanks for sustenance.

Foie Gras becomes an easy target for criticism because so few even know what it is and don't have a daily reliance on it to get the family fed. If one really wants to see cruelty... look at industrial farming and processing of the animals we eat everyday. Most choose not to know, lest they feel the need to change their life and give up burgers and chicken breast. There truly is no comparison between dedicated, compassionate artisinal farmers of any food animals and the agri-business that makes sure the grocery stores are stocked as inexpensively as possible for the convenience of the masses.

This book is a great read for any foodie or Chef.

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Timothy G. Roufs

Best Food Writing 2009

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 18, 2009

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Holly Hughes chose well to include Mark Caro's "FoiX GraX" from The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-Year-Old Delicacy Inspired the World's Fiercest Food Fight amongst the Best Food Writing 2009 . And of "The Best" it is the best, in my opinion.

With The Foie Gras Wars Caro has established himself as one of the preeminent "food writers" of the day, and as the leading "anthropologist" of Foie Gras. As one once said of Reay Tannahill's Food in History , "A remarkable book. Scholarly in every way except that it is readable." Ditto for The Foie Gras Wars.

Caro is an outstanding interviewer, participant-observer, researcher, and reporter. His rendering of foie gras and all sides of the duck/goose controversy is as good and fair and intelligent and interesting as food writing gets.

"How can A WHOLE BOOK on foie gras be interesting?," I asked myself when I first read the selection from Hughes' anthology. But I tried Foie Gras and it was better than good . . . it was a well-researched, fair-minded, scholarly and yet enjoyable presentation. Try Foie Gras; you'll like it. It goes well with Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture) .

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Duluth, MN U.S.A.

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An Appreciation of a Duck

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 30, 2009

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I knew Mark Caro was working on this book but I had no idea of the extent of his research. He's asked hard questions of the producers and of the opponents. He even brought together "sworn enemies" to have civil conversation. Mark's writing is funny and smart. He's covered a subject that affects few average citizens but he's made us think about all of our food and how we come by it. The book is a good read, a page-turner. Even knowing about the Chicago overturn of the ban, I wanted to keep reading to find out how the book would end. And if I get a chance to eat foie gras,I will and will thank the duck. And Mark.

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Jean Newman

this is disgusting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 23, 2010

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I may be one un-sophisticated farm girl, but I would not advise anyone in a bookclub at least to read this. The author goes from one gross thing to another. I found myself sick after the first two chapters and could not fathom the whole book being this way.

I live in a PA farm district. We eat FRESH eggs and chicken from Amish farmers who have great farms nearby. The eggs are the best and the yolks stand up in the fry pan. I always tell my Amish friends that they have the BEST!

These people treat their hens and animals humanely. They also understand the natural health of the food chain.

We pay a little more but it is worth it for our Amish neighbors since they are respectable people.

We also buy fresh produce and "Fresh is best"! Our local motto.

I also do not care about FOODY type snobs from large cities and the way they cook and try to always impress.

Perhaps this book is not for everyone. I already knew about the animal cruelty
of the world and do not need a: lengthy, gross book to entertain or educate myself.

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An entertaining and educational read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 14, 2012

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A fascinating and entertaining book. I felt the author treated people on both sides of the issue very fairly. It didn't change my view of foie gras but will it change yours?

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I bought this an an addition to a quirky duck ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 25, 2018

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I bought this an an addition to a quirky duck theme we have on our narrowboat. I'm always on the lookout!

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