Foie gras
The technique of gavage dates as far back as 2500 BC, when the ancient Egyptians began keeping birds for food and deliberately fattened the birds through force-feeding. Today, France is by far the largest producer and consumer of foie gras, though it is produced and consumed worldwide, particularly in other European nations, the United States, and China.
Dan Barber
In 2008 his TED talk was on foie gras produced without force-feeding on a farm in Spain which he describes as a "Garden of Eden".