As China gorges on homegrown foie gras, France faces a new rival
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Li Fengshan grew up so poor he could only afford one meal a day.
- Over the last 10 years in China, foie gras — the fattened livers of force-fed ducks or geese — has gone from a high-end delicacy to a popular affordable product, spurring farmers like Li to become even more ambitious.
- His company, Changhao Biotechnology — a mid-sized foie gras producer — made 300 metric tons last year and is planning a big jump to 500 tons this year.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Li Fengshan grew up so poor he could only afford one meal a day. Today, the 50-year-old drives a white Maserati SUV, funded by ballooning foie gras profits from his geese farm in eastern China.
Over the last 10 years in China, foie gras — the fattened livers of force-fed ducks or geese — has gone from a high-end delicacy to a popular affordable product, spurring farmers like Li to become even more ambitious.
His company, Changhao Biotechnology — a mid-sized foie gras producer — made 300 metric tons last year and is planning a big jump to 500 tons this year. The average French producer, by contrast, makes around 10 tons a year.