We are a funny people, we Americans. We love our cheap chickens, despite the fact that observing their “growing” conditions would make the strongest of us wretch like the devil. We like them even as we remove them from their nearly impregnable plastic bag to cook for the long hours required to kill the copious squigly things feasting on the unexcercised flesh of these pathetic creatures, lest eating a juicy and “undercooked” chicken kill the weak and undeveloped.
But foie gras? Ah, an elitist food. Expendable. So the ducks and geese who romp merrily over the meadows and line up to get fed their corn get a legislators attention faster than a sharp stick in the jaded eye. Don’t fix the chickens, ban the foie gras! There’s the ticket!
The state of California, a shell of the progressive paradise it was in the rockin’ 70s, did just that.
But, those French, whose fries we love to hate and came from Belgium anyway, have come to the rescue! Yes, upon proof you’re a poor Californian who generally wallows in a foie gras-less state these days, a fine French bistro will give you a small helping of foie gras free!
To capitalize on the controversy—making lemonade from lemons—Jean-Claude Corda, the clever owner of the popular Bistrot des Alpilles in St. Remy de Provence is offering a free foie gras first course to any customer who shows a valid California ID. The dish, which normally sells for 14€, is served with typical accompaniments such as grilled bread and chutney.
If you truly love foie gras, you will want to read the post from which the above quote was taken in the Provence Post: Californians Get Free Foie Gras in France. You’ll find out how much better these fowl are treated than just about any animal in the US bound for the dinner table.