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Vodstok 12-16-2008 08:34 AM
A question for Hellfire (or anyone else who may know)
 
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/product...FRwwawodE3wwSw

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/custome...cat=263&page=1

http://www.splendidpalate.com/produc...se-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/foie...7PFQ1HLB1C83C9


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

Vodstok 12-16-2008 12:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChronoGrl (Post 768556)
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

Quote:
Originally Posted by neverending (Post 768571)
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/custome...cat=263&page=1

http://www.splendidpalate.com/produc...se-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/foie...7PFQ1HLB1C83C9


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
Quote:
Originally Posted by neverending (Post 768571)
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/custome...cat=263&page=1

http://www.splendidpalate.com/produc...se-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/foie...7PFQ1HLB1C83C9


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

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NE is going for a new award next year. ;)

neverending 12-16-2008 02:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vodstok (Post 768578)
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
Quote:
Originally Posted by neverending (Post 768623)
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
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChronoGrl (Post 769103)
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.


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