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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

As China gorges on homegrown foie gras, France faces a new rival

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.

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