Foie gras (translated literally from French as “fatty liver” and pronounced ‘fwah grah’) is produced by cruel and inhumane farming practices. At just a few months old, ducks are confined inside dark sheds and force-fed enormous amounts of food several times a day.
To fully understand, take a moment to watch this short video:
A farm worker grabs each duck and, one by one, thrusts a metal pipe down their throats so that a mixture of corn can be forced directly into their gullets. In just a matter of weeks, the ducks become grossly overweight and their livers expand up to 10 times their normal size. It is an expensive appetizer that causes painful bruising, lacerations, sores, and tearing of the birds’ throats and the birds’ livers swell up to ten times their normal size and become diseased (a medical condition called “hepatic lipidosis”), and cease to function properly. The harrowing process and its effects on the birds make it difficult for them to walk or even breathe comfortably. The birds would die from the condition if they were not slaughtered at just three months old. Even so, many die before being slaughtered. Read more in about foie gras.
Not only is the stuff violently cruel, it’s full of bad fats (literally the worst fats you could possibly consume) and priced for the very elite. For some reason it (like Bacon) has become the “cool” thing to eat at upscale restaurants. All the trendy restaurants are featuring a Foie Gras pasta or ice cream or sauce. Even some hipster spots that have vegan cakes offer Foie Gras Sandwiches. It’s grody to the max, for your bod, karma, and spirit.
And we are here to offer a seriously addictive alternative that is not only ridiculously delicious, but fantastically good for you, divine for parties, and chock full of perfect proteins.
FAUX GRAS by The Regal Vegan is so divine, we just polished off an entire container of it for lunch. What’s in it? Lentils, onions, walnuts, mirin, umeboshi plum, olive oil, miso, and other tasty organic seasonings. And it’s a brand new product on the scene, so serving it at your cocktail party will make you look way more of-the-moment than giving your guests a cracker full of tortured duck liver (how declasse!!)
Why is it so good for you? It’s pure protein and omega 3’s, 100% vegan and gluten-free, a great source of dietary ï¬ber, and way low in cholesterol. Convinced?
You can order it bulk to be shipped to you directly from Ella (so worth it.. you’ll want numerous containers of this in the house!) or ask your local retailer to carry it. To buy some in person – it is now available in NYC at Westerly Market and Lifethyme foods and at Pacific Green and Blue Apron Foods in Brooklyn.
This delicacy retails at under $7 an 8 ounce container, a far cry from the $100 the average 8 ounce of heart-attack inducing Foie Gras costs! When ordering directly from Ella, mention GIRLIEGIRLARMY for Free Shipping on any order over $25. Email [email protected] for more information or wholesale inquiries.
The Regal Vegan is helmed by cutie vegan Brooklyn chef, Ella Nemcova (featured in photo above). Ella is a board-certiï¬ed Holistic Health Counselor who has studied at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, so she knows what we should be eating, and what we shouldn’t be eating. And you can trust the picky gourmands at GGA HQ.. this stuff is the shizz.
Nowhere near a health food store and too broke to order the stuff directly from Ella? Make your own faux gras at home with one of these tasty recipes. Think you make the best ever Faux Gras? PETA is currently offering a $10,000 prize to the best recipe! Enter the contest here.
Thank you to Farm Sanctuary‘s NO FOIE GRAS campaign for much of the information and the video above. Please support their efforts.