And it's not just foie gras, and it's not just ducks.

不仅仅关乎鹅肝、 不仅仅是鸭肉。

It doesn't produce really good foie gras, yeah!

样是做不出真正好的鹅肝酱的，没错！

But if you flip it around, to bird liver, and we think of foie gras.

但如果你把它翻过来，换成鸟类的肝脏，我们会想到鹅肝。

The appeal of foie gras is partly its lush richness.

法国菜肴肥肝的吸引力部分在于其味道之浓郁富丽。

It's a system called Generally Recognized As Safe, or GRAS.

它是一叫做“一般认为安全”的统，简称GRAS。

FOIE GRAS is one of the most controversial dishes on earth.

鹅肝是世上最富争议的食物之一。

So did the Egyptians really eat foie gras?

埃及人难道也吃鹅肝？

One theory is that red wine is what allows French people to eat so much butter, cheese, cream, foie gras, and pate yet stay so healthy.

有理论是样解释的，因为法国人经常喝红酒，所以他们就算吃很多黄油、奶酪、奶油、鹅肝及馅饼，身体也很健康。

We had a—you know, a beautiful foie gras to start, and we had—I forget the dessert, and I realized three or four months later that it was a perfect meal.

我们前菜吃了一道美味的鹅肝酱，我忘记了甜点是什么，月后我才意识到那是一顿完美的大餐。

The French eat foie gras, the Icelandic devour hakarl (fermented fish with an aroma of urine), Americans give thanks by baking tinned pumpkin in a pie.

法国人吃鹅肝，冰岛人吃哈卡尔（一种带有尿味的发酵鱼），美国人吃罐头南瓜做成的南瓜派来庆祝感恩节。

God could or should save the King, and the nobility were dithering about, eating foie gras and songbirds, failing to make meaningful financial reform.

知识分子们正在思考君权是否真是神授， 而贵族则在犹豫是吃鹅肝还是吃蒿雀 对经济重建毫无建树。

It's very classic, langoustine, prawns, foie gras, smoked salmon.And then I'm serving veal filet with potatoes and cheese and ice cream.

很经典，比如龙舌兰、虾、鹅肝酱、烟熏文鱼，然后我还会做小牛肉、土豆、奶酪和冰淇淋。

Here you are, sir. The foie gras for the lady, and a mushroom soup for you.

先生，您好，是您点的餐。是位女士的鹅肝酱，是您的蘑菇汤。

Hams in wine, pressed duck, pate de foie gras, rare fruits in and out of season, were spread in profusion.

深红色的火腿、蒸鸭、肥鹅肚酱，各种罕见的应时和不应时的水果，满满地摆了一桌子。

Borgel says the decrease in supply of traditional foie gras could make more people want to try such alternatives.

博格埃尔说，传统鹅肝酱供应量的减少可能会让更多人想要尝试种替代品。

Anything from the foie gras to the chicken to the shoestring potatoes, I was like, oh my God.

从鹅肝酱到鸡肉再到小土豆，我真的是… … 天哪。

From the chef's point of view, one of the disturbing things about foie gras is how variable it is.

在厨师看来，鹅肝的麻烦事之一是质量参差不齐。

Actually, it's the place they make foie gras. If you know about foie gras.

实际上，那是生产鹅肝酱的地方。如果你知道鹅肝酱的话。

42 Degres is putting its " faux gras" on its menu from December through February.

“42 Degres”餐厅从12月到2月都把“假鹅肝酱”在菜单上。

Upstairs, gourmet salads and soup are served in a lounge overlooking Grand Central Station; a sit-down restaurant offers foie gras, grilled scallops and other dishes from Daniel Boulud, a celebrity chef.

在楼上，能够俯瞰纽约中央火车站的休息室里供应着美味的沙拉和汤羹；提供座位的餐厅供应着名厨丹尼尔·布卢德制作的鹅肝酱、烤扇贝和其它各式菜肴。