foie gras

French culinary dish
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foie gras

Summary

foie gras ranks in the top 0.14% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,786 views/month, #110 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • foie gras is made of liver as food[2].
  • foie gras is a type of dish[3].
  • foie gras is part of French cuisine[4].
  • foie gras's Commons category is recorded as Foie gras[5].
  • foie gras's country of origin is recorded as France[6].
  • foie gras's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Egypt[7].
  • 4500 BC marks the founding of foie gras[8].
  • foie gras's IPA transcription is recorded as ˌfwɑːˈɡrɑː[9].
  • foie gras's IPA transcription is recorded as ˌfwaː ˈɡʁaː[10].
  • foie gras's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Foie gras[11].
  • foie gras's Commons gallery is recorded as Foie gras[12].
  • foie gras's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[13].
  • foie gras's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Foie gras'}[14].
  • foie gras's MCN code is recorded as 0207.43.00[15].
  • foie gras's MCN code is recorded as 0207.53.00[16].
  • foie gras's cuisine is recorded as French cuisine[17].
  • foie gras's fabrication method is recorded as animals force-feeding[18].

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Definition and Type

foie gras is a type of dish[3].

Origins

4500 BC marks the founding of foie gras[8].

Use and Application

foie gras is part of French cuisine[4].

Why It Matters

foie gras ranks in the top 0.14% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,786 views/month, #110 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 3d 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
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