MAXIMUS

Post a review for us, will you?

rainbow-davie

原帖由 peter236 於 2009-3-10 18:08 發表
Do you guys even know how foie gras are farmed? You probably don't want to eat them if you know how cruely the animals are treated.

so?  I know.  but so what?
what's the difference from farming cow, pig, sheep, chicken , duck..etc   Whether or not how we feed them, how good we treat them, at the end, we kill them, cook them and eat them.
as long as we eat meat, we have to accept the fact.

Ultraman

I used to love foie gras too. Yet I have a stronger and stronger feeling that eating this from a cruel treating make me feel bad, and hence I stop eating it for more than a year already. (cant' deny that it's very tasty)
Eating it or not, up to personal choice la.

somewhereintime

I've  never been in love with Foie Gras,  however it is a popular  menu item.
Last time I ate it  in restaurant was in  Perigeux  back in 80's.
Good imported goose liver are hard to come by in Canada and tricky to work with,
and they are usually  frozen, not fresh, 1.5 Kg a piece, too big for average family.
And, expect to pay $500 a Kilo.  not too expensive compare with white truffle from Piemonte.
Most French restaurants use fresh duck foie gras from Quebec.
There are frozen duck fat in buckets available, $50 for 2 Litre. good for sauteeing  potatoes

B2L2

原帖由 BiscottiGelato 於 2009-3-11 10:42 發表 And no point comparing Le Croc to this place..... it's more than double the price... 1 is French cuisine, which can be said to be famous for Foie Gras, the other is a Chinese restaurant

FYI, both starters,

Le Crocodile: Grilled Quail and Pan Seared Duck Foie Gras, Calvados Reduction $21.50
Hakkasan: Pan Seared Foie Gras $22

- Brian

MAXIMUS

原帖由 somewhereintime 於 2009-3-11 12:21 發表
I've  never been in love with Foie Gras,  however it is a popular  menu item.
Last time I ate it  in restaurant was in  Perigeux  back in 80's.
Good imported goose liver are hard to come by in Canada  ...

You don't know what you missed. Where can I buy the goose liver?????

B2L2

We never ate white truffle but he did.  I guess somewhereintime is the person saying your line.  

BiscottiGelato

原帖由 B2L2 於 2009-3-11 11:26 發表


FYI, both starters,

Le Crocodile: Grilled Quail and Pan Seared Duck Foie Gras, Calvados Reduction $21.50
Hakkasan: Pan Seared Foie Gras $22

- Brian

Never know it's such a deal for Foie Gras at Le Croc. I only remember bone marrows were $10! Seems all the starters at Le Croc is not too bad of a deal then!

But yeah, i was saying more than double the price in terms of a typical meal out of the restaurant. I guess it's correct to say that if your meal involves Foie Gras, don't even bother with Hakkasan. But in general, don't bother with Hakkasan's non-Chinese dishes....

[ 本帖最後由 BiscottiGelato 於 2009-3-11 11:46 編輯 ]

MAXIMUS

原帖由 B2L2 於 2009-3-11 12:26 發表


FYI, both starters,

Le Crocodile: Grilled Quail and Pan Seared Duck Foie Gras, Calvados Reduction $21.50
Hakkasan: Pan Seared Foie Gras $22

- Brian

Why would anyone go to Chinese restaurant for Pan Seared Foie Gras?
Teppanyaki is alright, BBQ Foie Gras in Caul nest over real charcoal  would be tasty, but pan seared????
and how fresh is their gooseliver? I could be young and naive, but not sucker

[ 本帖最後由 MAXIMUS 於 2009-3-11 13:02 編輯 ]

peter236

Chinese cuisine is higher class than French cuisine, in general, so Chinese restaurants deserve higher prices.