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"  In my informal estimate, probably no more than 5% of the country has actually sampled foie gras (literally French for &amp;quot;fatty liver&amp;quot; and is a p\u00E2t\u00E9-like made from the enlarged livers of male ducks) however I would venture to guess that quite a bit more than 5% of the population has a strong opinion about the product. Foie Gras is what you would call a delicacy, but a delicacy that comes at a price (literally and figuratively) as it doesn&amp;#039;t come cheap (decent foie gras can run upwards of $100 a pound) and its cultivation is achieved through ritual force feeding, and general inhumane treatment of ducks and geese. To say that the production and sale of foie gras is controversial would be the culinary understatement of the year.  But foie gras has its appeal, and if it didn&amp;#039;t taste so darn good, people probably wouldn&amp;#039;t bother eating it \u2013 right? Thankfully, for those of you that eat with ethics in mind, are vegetarians, or just simply cannot stomach paying out the nose for fatty enlarged duck liver, there is Faux Gras. As the name would imply, Faux Gras is neither &amp;quot;foie&amp;quot; nor &amp;quot;gras&amp;quot; as it is a wholly vegan facsimile of the reviled animal product. It is assembled from toasted walnuts, caramelized onions, and lentils, and looks just like the real thing \u2013 buttery, creamy, and indulgent. It has a distinct mushroom and onion flavor along with an almost indescribable animal richness that, needless to say, is not in the least animal derived.   Fantastic on crackers, on toasted bread, sandwiches, what have you, this more palatable alternative to the questionable original goes well beyond fake food of any kind.  Faux Gras is available in 8-ounce containers (priced between $5 and $8 depending on the whim of the store) and is sold at Lifethyme Natural Market, Westerly Market, Pacific Green Foods and online. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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