Scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have developed a way to replicate the taste and texture of foie gras without force-feeding ducks or geese, using a key enzyme to restructure fat.

Foie gras, translated from French as fatty liver , is is considered a culinary specialty. For animal welfare reasons, the so-called force-feeding has been criticized for a long time, and in many ...

By Ari Daniel Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté ...

The French delicacy foie gras could be made more ethically thanks to a technique that replicates the way fats are metabolised in force-fed birds, although the process still depends on farmed animals.

Researchers wondered if there was a more ethical way to enjoy foie gras, so they created a process to replicate the dish without force-feeding ducks and geese beyond their normal diets.

Pair with buttered artichoke followed by duck breast and foie gras, or with a decadent dessert such as pumpkin pie. Château Laroze. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classe. 2022. 96–97 points.

As a result, foie gras has become more affordable and widely ... For example, enjoying an exceptional Burgundy grand cru while overlooking the vineyards where it was produced, after a guided ...

Local restaurants that serve foie gras have been the target of protesters over the past year. On New Year's Eve, they arrived at Mizuna, where Jaqueline and Frank Bonanno had a packed house ...

Each of those was amazing in its own right, but the Clos Sainte Hune 1967, served alongside pigeon topped with foie gras and truffles, was the shining star of the flight and the night. Time had ...

NEW YORK — The foie gras had been seared and draped over sushi rice, its exterior brushed with a light coating of housemade soy sauce. The single bite looked out of place among the pristine ...

Foie gras, the fattened liver of duck or goose, is everywhere in Houston. Animal-rights activists, however, are looking to change that as they organize demonstrations — sometimes even storming ...