Apr 06 2008
Royals Say ‘Non’ to Foie Gras
The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton have decided to boycott Selfridges while they sell ‘foie gras’, according to Thursday’s Daily Telegraph. The Prince of Wales has also banned foie gras from Royal menus.
The debate on ethically produced food is really starting to heat up, not only with boycotts on traditionally produced food such as foie gras, which is a delicacy in France, but recently in the UK too with high profile campaigns such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Chicken Out campaign to encourage people to eat free range and organically produced chickens, instead of cheaply reared broiler chickens. Veal is another meat that has been hotly debated.
Will the British public follow the royals’ ban on foie gras? That remains to be seen - many top restaurants will continue to serve it until they find an alternative that tastes as good as the traditionally produced foie gras. This was Gordon Ramsay’s take on the subject after trying ethically produced foie gras from Spain on an edition of the F-Word.
