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foie gras

French culinary dish
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Summary

foie gras ranks in the top 0.14% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,198 views/month, #110 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Made from material: liver as food[2]
  • Subclass of: dish[3]
  • Part of: French cuisine[4]
  • Commons category: Foie gras[5]
  • Country of origin: France[6], Ancient Egypt[7]
  • Inception: 4500 BC[8]
  • IPA transcription: ˌfwɑːˈɡrɑː[9], ˌfwaː ˈɡʁaː[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Foie gras[11]
  • Commons gallery: Foie gras[12]
  • Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[13]
  • Native label: Foie gras[14]
  • MCN code: 0207.43.00[15], 0207.53.00[16]
  • Cuisine: French cuisine[17]
  • Fabrication method: animals force-feeding[18]

Why It Matters

foie gras has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

France

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → foie-gras
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: foie-gras, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925809|foie gras (#289925809)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → French cuisine
    Subclass of → —
    Inception → -4500-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Made from material → liver as food
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007539889105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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