Why is foie gras so expensive, why don't people rush to raise geese? You think of goose too simple

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Why is foie gras so expensive, why don't you rush to raise geese? You think of the goose too simple! Why is

foie gras so expensive? Goose is not rare, why is foie gras so expensive that I can’t afford it?

Is the "goose" of "foie gras" our own big goose? The foie gras in

high-end cuisine is called one of the "three delicacies in the world", but the goose that produces this precious foie gras is far from the ordinary goose we raise! The average foie gras usually weighs only a few tens of grams, while the precious foie gras needs to weigh more than 700g, and have an ivory white color, and sometimes it will be light blue or light golden yellow. How did

get such a big foie gras?

The goose that can grow precious foie gras is not a common breed of goose, but a specially selected breed.

In the first three months after birth, the food intake of these selected geese will be increased every day, so that the goose’s stomach will become stronger and stronger. Starting from the fourth month, the daily appetite of these geese has been fixed, about 24 catties of feed per day, while an ordinary goose needs less than one catty of feed a day. Long-term daily excessive feeding has caused the liver enlargement of the goose to be 6-10 times that of the ordinary goose, and such a "fatty liver" is the "foie gras" of the world's top cuisine, and its cruelty is also in the world. Equivalent.

Why is foie gras so expensive?

200 to 300 euros per catty of foie gras, is it because the production process of foie gras is cruel? no.

1. The high nutritional value of foie gras.

The foie gras is rich in protein, carbohydrates, iron, potassium, zinc and other minerals, which have excellent effects on blood enrichment and nourishment of eyes. In addition, the unsaturated fatty acids in the foie gras reach 60%. Nowadays, because of the refined diet structure, it is easy for the body to change various diseases. Unsaturated fatty acid is a kind of nutritional structure that the human body needs very much. In addition, the lecithin, triacylglycerol and other essential substances in the foie gras give goose The liver has extremely high medicinal value.

2. The high production cost of foie gras.

The production of foie gras requires abnormal feeding of the geese. The first is the high cost of the consumed materials. The second is that this feeding method leads to a reduction in the survival rate of the geese and virtually increases production. cost. Z3z

3, a delicacy pursued by the royal nobles of the past dynasties

Two thousand years ago, the Romans used figs with foie gras to present it to Emperor Caesar, which was regarded as a delicacy by Emperor Caesar, and then the foie gras was passed to France and was served by a governor. After cooking, the chef was extremely recognized by the governor, and specially invited celebrities and nobles to come and taste the dinner, and they were full of praise. The governor also dedicated the foie gras to Louis XVI, praised by Louis XVI as the best in French cuisine, and is still the favorite of the royal family and nobles to this day.

Why is the French foie gras famous all over the world?

Although France is not the origin country of foie gras, it is a country that promotes foie gras. There is a saying that if you have not eaten French foie gras, you have not eaten French food. In fact, not only France has foie gras, but why is it so famous?

First, because of the thousand years of development history of French foie gras, France is very mature and unique in all aspects of production and processing of foie gras. The taste of French foie gras is even more outstanding in the world.

The second reason is that France has a natural advantage in the production of foie gras. It is because France has three excellent breeds of goose that produce foie gras: Landes goose, Strasbourg goose, and Toulouse goose. The liver is better in taste.

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