I've been out for a slap-up dinner as a reward of long service to my company
my starter included foie gras. I've decided that I'd happily stuff a goose to death myself to get just a small portion.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 19 Feb 2010, 22:23, 11 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

My mates and I had dinner recently and this conversation came up.
If someone puts an apparently unethical food in front of me and it tastes good, I'm not going to turn it away. It's already dead, it's already been through whatever process has got it to my plate, and it tastes great. Why would I disrespect whatever life it had by not fulfilling its worldly purpose?

I was vegetarian for 28 years and I know every counter argument to this, but I don't really care any more. If that makes me a bastard, so be it.

Incidentally, if you have an halal butcher near you, go in and ask for some lamb keema mince with onion and chili and make thin burgers or sausages with it. You won't regret it.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 19 Feb 2010, 22:38, Reply)

If cows etc. tasted like shit
they'd probably be extinct.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Feb 2010, 23:28, Reply)

But
" If we're not supposed to eat animals why do they taste of meat?"
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Sat 20 Feb 2010, 0:27, Reply)

Foie Gras
is absolutely fucking delicious. Sorry geese, unlucky.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 19 Feb 2010, 23:22, Reply)

I really object to foie gras.
Unfortunately, I've tasted it.

So much for the objection. Oh, well. They died in a good cause.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 19 Feb 2010, 23:43, Reply)

ditto veal.
Squeal all you like you little buggers - you're dinner!
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Sat 20 Feb 2010, 0:29, Reply)

I will eat veal
if it is raised on a farm instead of a factory where it is kept in a very small dark cage while being force fed too much milk.

Foie gras however, sorry geese, but it's too damn good.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Mon 22 Feb 2010, 12:09, Reply)

I respect your right to think of your stomach before the suffering of a dumb animal.
Just don't think my decision to think otherwise is pure folly.
( girlinthehole, Sat 20 Feb 2010, 9:25, Reply)

Was it actual foie gras
or just the pate? actual foie gras is the liver flash fried and it's even better than the pate.
(Bazongaloid, Sat 20 Feb 2010, 10:02, Reply)

it was the actual foie gras
*drools*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sat 20 Feb 2010, 10:52, Reply)

SMMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUG!

( Peej, Sat 20 Feb 2010, 23:45, Reply)