Deb and Tanya,
You're not crazy. When I was a child, I remember coming home from a local Chinese restaurant that served "Peking Duck." Right after arriving at home, I lost control of my stomach. Like I said, I was a child, and we never did figure it out. Then, this summer, a friend that I was visiting gave me some nice, big, fresh, white duck eggs from her flock. She told me how much richer was their flavor, and, being a big foodie, I couldn't wait to get home and make an omelet with them. So, they were still very fresh when I whipped them up and put them in the skillet with some butter. And yes, they did taste much more rich! Then, about 45 minutes later, I started feeling queasy and I got the sweats. In 5-10 more minutes, I was running for the bathroom. After the worst happened, I literally fell over on to the sofa and went comatose for about 8 hours. I'm 63 years old, and nothing like this had ever happened to me - except for when I was a kid and ate a little piece of Peking Duck at the local Chinese restaurant.
Bummer!!! I have always wanted to just try fois gra, and now I realize that I dare not eat anything from a duck!
Thanks for your comments!
Tim
