Scientists Develop Ethical Foie Gras Without Force-Feeding

Faux gras? Scientists craft 'more ethical' version of French delicacy

Foie gras—the fattened liver of ducks or geese—is a French delicacy prized for its rich, buttery flavor. But its production, which involves force-feeding the animals, has led to bans in several countries.

Cruelty-free Way of Making Duck Foie Gras Devised by Scientist: ‘It was always a dream’

A cruelty-free way of making foie gras has been devised by scientists that includes no unnatural additives or additional ingredients. In fact, it helps reduce the amount of biological waste during the butchering process, keeping it out of landfills where it produces climate-warming greenhouse gases. Traditionally made foie gras, or fatty duck liver, has been […] The post Cruelty-free Way of Making Duck Foie Gras Devised by Scientist: ‘It was alw…

Foie gras that skips the force-feeding is developed by physicists

BOSTON — 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 or mousse made from the rich, fattened livers of ducks or geese.

Making foie gras without force-feeding

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. They treated the fat with the bird's own lipases, mimicking the activities that occur naturally in the duck's body, and the resultant foie gras looked correct with noninvasive laser microscopy. The team confirmed the physical properties with stress-deformation te…

Scientists invent ‘cruelty-free’ foie gras

The team has patented the recipe, described in the journal Physics of Fluids.

Faux Gras? Scientists Craft 'More Ethical' Version Of French Delicacy

Foie gras — the fattened liver of ducks or geese — is a French delicacy prized for its rich, buttery flavor. But its production, which involves force-feeding the animals, has led to bans in several countries.