Meaning & use
foie gras
Last updated
Meaning
noununcountable
A rich food made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been fattened, often served as a pâté.
Grammar: Uncountable, so it does not take 'a' or a plural: 'a slice of foie gras'.
Patterns
- foie gras pâté
- a slice of foie gras
- goose foie gras
The restaurant is famous for its foie gras.
She bought a jar of foie gras for the party.
Foie gras is considered a delicacy in French cuisine.
Common combinations
- foie gras pâté
- We served foie gras pâté on toast.
- goose foie gras
- Goose foie gras is more expensive than duck foie gras.
- duck foie gras
- Duck foie gras has a milder flavor.
- slice of foie gras
- He placed a slice of foie gras on the plate.
- foie gras production
- Foie gras production is banned in some countries.
Synonyms and how they differ
- pâté
- Pâté is a broader term for any ground meat or liver paste, while foie gras specifically refers to the fattened liver of ducks or geese.
Commonly confused: foie gras or pâté? foie gras or terrine?
foie gras vs pâté
Pâté is a general term for a paste made from meat or liver, but foie gras is a specific type of pâté made from fattened liver.
foie gras vs terrine
A terrine is a type of pâté baked in a dish, but not all terrines contain foie gras.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one answer.
Foie gras is uncountable, so it cannot be used with 'a' or in the plural. 'Some foie gras' is correct.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “foie gras”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.