How to Use foie gras in a Sentence

foie gras

noun
  • Kobe-beef tartare comes with crème fraîche, a quail egg, and foie gras.
    — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2021
  • There are hors d'oeuvres of steak tartare, foie gras and country pate.
    — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2021
  • But then the fish gives way and a smidgen of foie gras stashed inside makes your eyes pop.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Pair with a wide range of food—from meaty pizzas to foie gras on toast to a salty stew.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • To be clear, though, this is not a foie gras substitute that spares the lives of the birds.
    — Ari Daniel, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • What makes foie gras so contentious is the method of preparation.
    — Tavleen Tarrant, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The foie gras will be on plantain brioche and slathered with soursop compote.
    — Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Three farms in the Catskills are the city’s primary providers of foie gras.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The meal included foie gras, caviar and a whole roast fish to name a few dishes.
    — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 4 Nov. 2019
  • There is also a buffet of foie gras, boar’s head, venison, and salmon trout.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Swiftlet nests have been compared to caviar, petit fours, foie gras and even scones.
    — 1843, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Menu highlights include hors d'oeuvres of steak tartare, foie gras, and country pate.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Move to the dining room with a luscious canapé of foie gras mousse, then the meal begins in earnest.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Dishes of caviar and foie gras were served alongside a pour from a 50-year-old wine.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Diners are less likely to be impressed with, say, foie gras on a burger.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Wiking says that cake is hyggeligt, hot chocolate, too, but carrot sticks and foie gras—not so much.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 25 Dec. 2018
  • Think pate en croute, foie gras torchon and oysters, but with the Claudia twist.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2021
  • Under the law, lobsters would no longer be boiled alive, and foie gras would be banned entirely.
    — Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Bring on the escargots, foie gras, sashimi and sushi, oysters and caviar!
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • And for dessert, a savory-sweet tart with foie gras and apple jam, covered in darling slices of kumquat.
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The eight-course tasting menu is worth the splurge since you’ll dine on delicacies like frog legs and foie gras.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Moulard is a crossbreed of Pekin and Muscovy, often used for foie gras.
    — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The restaurant is on a cozy corner of the West Village and has foie gras on the menu.
    — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Don’t miss the chicken with foie gras and Château Chalon with morels and asparagus.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
  • But the true gem here was a flaky tart shell layered with pumpkin (now squash) and topped with a sublimely creamy foie gras mousse.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • In France, farmers feared the virus would invade the duck-raising southwest, the home of foie gras.
    — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The breast was served in striking wedges, each with strata of crispy skin, luscious fat, and tender meat, as rich and gamy as foie gras.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 7 June 2018
  • Courses have included Wagyu beef and foie gras, with the option to spend extra on caviar.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Trotter said his visits to foie gras farms convinced him that the force-feeding process causes the birds to suffer.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That means French wines, cheeses, and foie gras can be found when exploring the beaches, towns and coastline of the north.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021

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