Picture of cranes flying over our farm during their migration... listen carefully
This artefact can be seen in a grave in Sakkara (Egypt). About 4500 years old, it
constitutes the oldest testimony of goose cramming. Ducks and geese are used to eat
a lot before their migration. They accumulate energy as fat, principally located
under their skin and in their liver.
Egyptians reproduced this natural behaviour by cramming geese with figs. This is
why in French, and in many other indo-european languages, liver and figs are related
etymologically (in French foie et figues). During the XVI century, figs were replaced
by maize, recently brought back from America by the conquistadors.
