Would like to visit a Foie Gras farm near Paris

[christopherchen520]

I have been very unsuccessful in looking to take a tour of a foei gras farm near Paris. Is there a link or a farm any of you can recommend in order to do so?

[christopherchen520]

Thank you everyone! I've never been to france so this is all very much appreciated. Auberge Des 3 canards looks very nice! I will consider this!

I'm also going to be in the Tours, France area. Is this closer to the farms?

[Ptipois]

Not to the ones in Normandy but it would be possible to drop by one of the farms in the Essonne or Seine-et-Marne on your way down to Touraine. Locating things on Google maps gives a better idea.

[Parigi]

No.
You can see on a map that Tours and Normandy and Blennes make a triangle of 3 different directions.
According to Google map, the drive between Blennes and Tours is 2 hour 48 minutes.

[christopherchen520]

I know that...I was referring to the fact that's many mentions of farms in the southwest was made. I wondered if tours was southwest enough or not yet

[Parigi]

By southwest one usually means Dordogne, the Lot, the Landes, around there, which is 3, 4 hours at least south of the Tours

[christopherchen520]

Ooh! Thanks for the clarification

[Ptipois]

The closest to Paris that you'll find will be in Haute-Normandie, a region that has a long experience of duck breeding. Thus they had no trouble producing very nice foie gras about twenty years ago. The first producers were in Eure and Seine-Maritime, now there are some in Basse-Normandie as well.

They often season their foie gras with pommeau or a bit of calvados which is a pairing made in heaven.

There are good producers in Pont-l'Evêque http://bit.ly/Ma7hEd , near Livarot http://bit.ly/PtTJdw and in the Eure http://bit.ly/PtTYFk - you can fine some products at the Clos Saint-Marc market in Rouen during the weekends.

The Southwest certainly does not have a monopoly on foie gras. Think of Alsace. And there are actually foie gras producers in Ile-de-France (Essonne, Yvelines).

[Parigi]

I have been to a foie gras farm in Blennes between Fontainebleau and sens, Auberge des Trois Canards in the village of Villemaugis. I think it is still considered to be Ile-de-France, but is quite near Nemours.
Many foie gras farms in the Southwest welcome visits, especially during the feeding process, quite possibly to show that the process is labor-intensive but not cruel. Although I have had dined (very well) at the Auberge des Trois Canards, I have never visited the farm (sure heard the quack-quack-quacking. I don't know if it does visits. The best bet is to make a reservation for a meal (the restaurant part is open on the weekend only; don't forget it's a farm, a real one), and ask if it is ok for you to come earlier and stay later to take a look at the farm.
http://www.auberge-trois-canards-blen...

[Ptipois]

In my experience, many farms accept visits if you call them some time ahead, even when they do not organize visits as a rule. If someone is really interested in the production process, they are happy to show it.

[PhilD]

The Île-de-France is not really renowned for it's Foie Gras. It is mainly produced in Perigord and other areas that are some way from Paris. Thus is may be a fruitless quest unless you want to hop on a train for a couple of hours.

[Parnassien]

Quite agree. Never heard of --and can't imagine there would be-- any in the Paris region. The closest are probably in Normandy, especially the Calvados region. Even if you can locate one, I doubt if any of the farms are geared for tours.