num_pages: 152
description: Few ingredients inspire more soaring praise and provoke greater outrage than foie gras. Literally meaning fat liver foie gras is traditionally produced by force-feeding geese or ducks a process which has become the object of widespread controversy and debate. In Foie A Global History  Norman Kolpas strives to provide a balanced account of this luxurious ingredients history and production from ancient Egypt to modern times. Kolpas also explores how foie gras has inspired famous writers artists and musicians including Homer Herman Melville Isaac Asimov Claude Monet and Gioachino Antonio Rossini. The book includes a guide to purchasing preparing and serving foie gras as well as ten easy recipes from classic dishes to contemporary treats.
language: English
title: Foie Gras: A Global History
publisher: Reaktion Books