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A Short History Of Foie Gras

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Foods

The earliest images of geese being crammed with food date to this era, though it is not clear whether this produced foie gras as it is now known. Goose was a prized dish in the Egyptian monarchy. Circa 400 B.C. the Egyptians presented fattened geese as a gift to Agesilaus, King of Sparta.
Late second century [...]