Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food

Who cares about foie gras? As it turns out, many do. In the last decade, this French delicacy–the fattened liver of ducks or geese that have been force-fed through a tube–has been at the center of contentious battles between animal rights activists, artisanal farmers, industry groups, politicians, chefs, and foodies. In Contested Tastes, Michaela