Disney Quietly Rids Menus Of Foie Gras
It seems there was no fanfare, press releases or anything. Disney World just removed any foie gras from the menus at the four restaurants in the theme park that offer it, according to the Orlando Sentinel:
On Oct. 1, Disney dumped the traditional French appetizer, made of fattened duck or goose liver, at the last four Disney World restaurants to offer it -- Victoria & Albert's, California Grill, Citricos and Les Chefs de France.Interesting "adjustment." It's probably a smart move for the company though. Disney would be a prime target for animal rights activists; in fact, I'm surprised they haven't thought to call for a boycott of the theme parks or create a cartoon goose character being force fed. So rather than wait to become the next target in the foie-gras controversy, Disney quietly bowed out. Besides, does anyone really go to Disney for the foie gras?Disney insisted Friday that this was no political statement. Officials wouldn't even comment on the international animal-rights campaign that calls foie gras production cruel and inhumane and seeks to persuade restaurants to drop the dish.
"It's really just about making adjustments to the menu," Disney World spokeswoman Andrea Finger said.
That said, let's just hope neighboring Florida municipalities don't follow suit.
Disney's menu change is good for the goose, not the gourmet [Orlando Sentinel]
Photo, of foie gras at Victoria & Albert's: ninjapoodles/flickr
