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About a year ago I published a spoof post saying that I knew a couple of wise guys who had an underground foie gras farm. It is not illegal to cultivate geese in this way in Australia but various do gooders take a very dim view and customs won’t allow the import of the fresh stuff. Chefs used to smuggle it in during a time when security was more lax.
Now somebody assures me they can source it and I’ll see some this Saturday. Keep your fingers crossed.
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I’d be really surprised if it really is “the real thing”.
Then again, if it is, then I’d love to get my hands on some as well.
Keep us in the loop Ed.
Steve
I’ve already given him the 3rd degree on this. It’s not tinned and he assures me not pasteurised. Just need to see if he can deliver.
wow, fingers crossed then!
Just to let you know that if someone hits you on the head outside your front gate and when you come to your foie gras is gone…it wasn’t me.
… and i won’t be driving the get away car. what car?
OK. I’ve got the fresh Aussie truffle sourced, now for the fresh foie gras… keep us informed!
Neil, Cin, Sounds like i need security - unless i promise you some if this stuff ever materialises
Mike, that’s the idea and we plan to bring the Fg and truffle together. let’s hope this turns out to be legit.
good luck to you if you find some illegal stuff please note geese are being grown , not cultivated or at least not the one in france , why in the hell would you want to get some illegal stuff when the end product is ready to be consumed you end up with what you get in a can from France anyway????? to save money???? that is what gives it this attraction not everyone can afford it if you can you are already half there
Alain, the point is that foie gras isn’t made in Australia and only he tinned and pasteurised stuff available. I’m interested in foie gras which is a very different and far superior experience.
I am soooo interested in it too mate, please let me know! I will order quite a bit if I can get my hands on fresh therefore wayyyy better foie gras than the canned c..p imported…
The real thing is fresh not tinned or canned or even glassed, guys….FRESH I tell you. If you get it raw feel free to also get the best piece of Beef Filet (wagyu or 1824) nice and thick, cooked rare - med rare and pan fry a 2cm thick slice of foie in light beurre noisette. place it on top of your meat, and Voila! You get Tournedos Rossini!!!
Australia will only get right up there culinary wise once it produces proper duck foie gras fed on grain and cereal rather than fig!
If you don’t agree, please keep to yourself as you obviously don’t have a clue. I was makign the thing back in1988 with rock salt and pepper and a little bit of porto sometimes! cheers!
hey, Ed, is the underground foie gras farm still here and does it really provide fresh raw foie gras????
i really interested about it.
i don’t know that it is sooo difficult or even can’t find a fresh foie gras in aus because i’m from hk where it is not difficult to taste a foie gras.
hope can hear the gd news from u~~
Ho, it was pasteurized I’m afraid and nt the same as the real stuff. Sorry.
You lot are sick! foie gras is one of the most horrible and cruel products it banned in many countries.
How you u like to be force fed till you spew!
Peter, Obviously, you’ve been reading the lefty propaganda.