ver ▁f atten ed ▁by ▁Boh em ian ▁Jews , ▁its ▁weight ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁pounds . ▁You ▁may ▁also ▁prepare ▁a ▁m ush ▁of ▁it ." ▁ ▁Production ▁and ▁sales ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁France ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁largest ▁producer ▁and ▁consumer ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁produced ▁and ▁consum ed ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁countries ▁world wide , ▁particularly ▁in ▁some ▁other ▁European ▁nations , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁China . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁industry , ▁with ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁them ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁P ér ig ord ▁( D ord ogne ), ▁Aqu itaine ▁in ▁the ▁south west , ▁and ▁Als ace ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁The ▁European ▁Union ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁produced ▁according ▁to ▁traditional ▁far ming ▁methods ▁( label ▁rou ge ) ▁in ▁south western ▁France ▁with ▁a ▁protected ▁ge ographical ▁indic ation . ▁ ▁Hung ary ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁second - larg est ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁( lib am áj ) ▁producer ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁exp orter . ▁France ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁market ▁for ▁Hung arian ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁– ▁mainly ▁export ed ▁raw . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Hung arian ▁go ose ▁far mers ▁are ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁industry . ▁French ▁food ▁companies ▁sp ice , ▁process ,