The process of force feeding geese to make foie gras  is self-evident mistreatment bordering on cruelty and seems to be done simply to maximise profit. I have tasted foie gras and it isn't any better to a normal pate imo. Knowing what is involved I will not eat it again and, whilst it may seem prissily politically correct, to ban the product of a cruel practice was a good thing.

keep to the Fen Causeway