An curved arrow pointing right. Foie gras is a pricey delicacy, costing $40 to $80 a pound. It's also controversial, with bans in several countries and cities like New York planning bans of their own.

Taken all together, that's why a pound of foie gras can cost as much as $90, and that's well before it makes it to the plate. Foie gras requires skill to prepare. Moore: The thing is with foie ...