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Vodstok
12-16-2008, 08:34 AM
I am doing research for another article, and was wondering, since I know you live(d?) in France and are a fan of fois gras, do you happen to know the ballpark price per pound for the really good stuff?

newb
12-16-2008, 08:52 AM
http://www.enjoyfoiegras.com/products/foie-gras.html?gclid=COmFquzZxZcCFRwwawodE3wwSw

Vodstok
12-16-2008, 09:12 AM
Thank you :)

I am trying to track down, specifically, French Goose fois gras (looking for what is considered "the best of the best") and it is fucking HARD. No one wants to even give a ballpark estimate for price.

ChronoGrl
12-16-2008, 11:58 AM
Are you looking for the price in Euros in France or in USD here in America?

Not being snide - I work with a couple of Frenchies and I'll ask them.

neverending
12-16-2008, 12:13 PM
Well, this one was REALLY hard. I went to google and typed in French Goose fois gras and got these results:

http://www.markys.com/caviar/customer/product.php?productid=17543&cat=263&page=1

http://www.splendidpalate.com/product_p/foie-gras-goose-foigrag.htm

You can extrapolate the price of a pound from those.

Here's a page with many different brands of French Goose Foi Gras, with prices for many different weights:

http://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/foiegras/goose-foie-gras.asp?mscssid=0F7AF1FXGD8F9JAW2P7PFQ1HLB1C83C9


Oy, I'm exhausted after all that extensive research.

Vodstok
12-16-2008, 12:27 PM
Are you looking for the price in Euros in France or in USD here in America?

Not being snide - I work with a couple of Frenchies and I'll ask them.
Either, I can do the exchanges myself if needed

Well, this one was REALLY hard. I went to google and typed in French Goose fois gras and got these results:

http://www.markys.com/caviar/customer/product.php?productid=17543&cat=263&page=1

http://www.splendidpalate.com/product_p/foie-gras-goose-foigrag.htm

You can extrapolate the price of a pound from those.

Here's a page with many different brands of French Goose Foi Gras, with prices for many different weights:

http://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/foiegras/goose-foie-gras.asp?mscssid=0F7AF1FXGD8F9JAW2P7PFQ1HLB1C83C9


Oy, I'm exhausted after all that extensive research.
Thank you mr holmes, but the processed, cooked, pate'd price is pretty different from the raw ingredient, which is what I need.

I'm not google-retarded. :p

newb
12-16-2008, 12:29 PM
Well, this one was REALLY hard. I went to google and typed in French Goose fois gras and got these results:

http://www.markys.com/caviar/customer/product.php?productid=17543&cat=263&page=1

http://www.splendidpalate.com/product_p/foie-gras-goose-foigrag.htm

You can extrapolate the price of a pound from those.

Here's a page with many different brands of French Goose Foi Gras, with prices for many different weights:

http://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/foiegras/goose-foie-gras.asp?mscssid=0F7AF1FXGD8F9JAW2P7PFQ1HLB1C83C9


Oy, I'm exhausted after all that extensive research.

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neverending
12-16-2008, 02:13 PM
Either, I can do the exchanges myself if needed


Thank you mr holmes, but the processed, cooked, pate'd price is pretty different from the raw ingredient, which is what I need.

I'm not google-retarded. :p


Well, nice detail to leave out... :rolleyes:

Vodstok
12-16-2008, 03:10 PM
Well, nice detail to leave out... :rolleyes:
my bad, as Ben Stein would say: "I bow to your superior wisdom".

ChronoGrl
12-18-2008, 06:48 PM
So my Frenchie coworker has an email out to her dad who still lives in France and makes foie gras every year. I'll let you know as soon as she hears back. :D

Vodstok
12-19-2008, 03:38 AM
So my Frenchie coworker has an email out to her dad who still lives in France and makes foie gras every year. I'll let you know as soon as she hears back. :D
Awesome, thank you :)

ChronoGrl
12-21-2008, 02:14 PM
Oooooooooook. This is what I got back from her:

My dad says it’s about 35 euros a kilo for the “lobe” (which is the raw material) but I forgot if it’s for duck or goose (duck is cheaper than goose by about 10 euros a kilo).

My dad is a professional so he may be getting better prices than what you can get as a particular (what I found on the Internet was more expensive) but I know he buys the “good stuff.”

Hope that helps! Mind if I ask what you're researching for?

hellfire1
12-21-2008, 03:10 PM
I've been away for a bit, so I'm sorry I didn't answer earlier. Chronogirl is right. A goose "lobe" can vary from 35 to 55 euros/kilo. It's pretty difficult to find actually, since most foie gras here (raw or already prepared) is made out of duck liver.