The amount of foie gras in China is still cheap, why don't the French eat it? Chef: The gap is too big
Animal liver has certain nutritional value, such as pig liver is rich in iron, vitamin A, cod liver can extract cod liver oil, are beneficial to the human body, so many people love to eat, of which the most famous is foie gras.
In French cuisine, foie gras is the top ingredient, a small plate costs hundreds of pieces, and many rich people love to eat it. According to those who have eaten it, foie gras has a particularly delicate taste, full and juicy, which is incomparable with other ingredients, so it is called one of the "world's three major delicacies", and the other two are caviar and truffle.
The nutritional value of foie gras is also very high, rich in iron, vitamin A, and has important significance for the eyes and skin.
If foie gras is so delicious, why doesn't anyone eat it in China? What is the difference between Chinese foie gras and French foie gras? Laymen may not know, the second uncle, who has been a cook for more than twenty years, said that the gap is too big.
The number of goose breeding in China far exceeds that of France, and it is said that the production of foie gras is also very large, but why do Western restaurants not use Chinese foie gras, but they have to be shipped from france from afar? As a top ingredient, French foie gras and Chinese foie gras are really different. Let me talk to you about the knowledge of foie gras.
China does not have the habit of eating foie gras, they all eat goose meat, so the purpose of raising geese is also to grow meat, foie gras is very small, can not eat at all, the fishy taste is also relatively heavy.
But the French people popular to eat foie gras, their breed of goose is also different from the Chinese goose, called "southwest gray goose", the original body is large, but also to the goose fed a lot of high-fat food, foie gras grows relatively large, weighs 1 to 2 pounds. Because the fat content is very high, the taste is very delicate, so that it can melt in the mouth.
How to eat foie gras? You can start by slow frying over low heat, served with port wine or dark foie gras. Another way to eat requires "special treatment", where foie gras is added to other ingredients, cooked, cut into slices, and eaten with sauce.
Why is Foie gras sold so expensive in France?
China raises geese, fed are ordinary feed, and the French people raise geese in order to get foie gras, in order to make foie gras grow larger rapidly, will feed the geese a lot of food, breeding costs are very high, so French foie gras is so expensive. Therefore, Chinese foie gras cannot be compared with French foie gras, but duck liver accounts for the majority of foie gras produced in France.
Qualified foie gras is not only important to meet the requirements, but the color is also critical, and it cannot be used if it is injured or damaged. And foie gras is not easy to preserve, and it can only be stored for one day in the case of refrigeration.
Do The French eat foie gras?
In France, not everyone can eat foie gras, ordinary people may eat it once in a while, only the rich can eat it regularly, so it is also a status symbol.
How is Foie gras produced in France?
Foie gras is fed large, with a metal tube inserted directly into the throat or stomach of the goose and forced to feed the goose, even if they do not want to eat it. And the cage is relatively small, and the goose should minimize exercise after eating food in order to convert food into fat. Feed until the goose dies, by which time the foie gras has grown very large.
To put it bluntly, French foie gras is actually a sick goose "fatty liver", I really don't understand why it is treated as delicious.
However, the production process is too cruel and has been opposed by animal protectors in some countries, so the sale of foie gras is banned in many parts of Europe. Chinese don't like to eat foie gras, but the cooking of goose meat is unmatched in other countries, and it is better than foie gras.