Lori Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Just curious. I've seen ads in the newspaper recently statingthat the French Poultry farms are still safe and we should all feelsafe eating chickens, ducks and the like.Many of my French friends have stopped buying it. Several othersfeel the worry is over done. Whats the opinion here. I havealways loved French chicken and hate the thought of going without it,however, I wouldn't want to subject my family to anything...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 On the contrary, I've been buying up any offers and putting them in the freezer! Same with confit de canard and gesiers in the tins - have bought a few for stock in case the prices go up or there's a shortage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 You shameful opportunist - think of all those poor poultry farmers. PS I am doing exactly the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Super U - buy one get one free it said, so we did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 No it hasn't stopped us, we have not had one bargain either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Nope, we're still eating chicken and duck, plenty in the freezer too.I like my duck cooked pretty rare though, so might just consider cooking it for a bit longer if bird flu gets a grip on the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedon Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 In the Mayenne area all the chickens are strutting around looking up into sky and at the first sign of a bird flying by, immediately run into their sheds.I'm waiting for the sign to go up in my village shop Affoler de l'accueil d'acheteurs.weedon If the sign reads incorrectly blame my translator programme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 We prefer poultry to red meat so have quite a stock in the freezers currently. Good bargains this morning in Super U with chicken filets and cuisses. If people stop eating poultry will they stop eating eggs too and paté made from chicken gizzards that we all love so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I don't eat poultry (or any meat) but surely the bird has to sneeze over you to spread the flu? Why not just issue handkerchiefs to all the birds ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 John - I believe that it is no longer recommended to kiss chickens or - whatever it is you do to ducks... If people are daft enough not to listen to advice, then we should all profit if we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 eeeh up me duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumGirl Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Since I'm not into eating raw poultry anyway, I'm not particularly concerned. I think as long as we don't sleep with the darned things in the house, we should be safe. Most of the humans who have been infected are actually living in close proximity to the birds. And, since many of them are children, my guess is that their handwashing leaves a lot to be desired. From what I've read, touching a contaminated bird and then touching your eyes/nose/mouth seems to be the main way of getting infected.PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 Well, you have all said, pretty much, the same thing I would say. I expect the prices may drop a bit now and I do plan to stock up thefreezer. Can't stand the thought of life without poultryhere. To me, it is one of the best things to eat in France.My French farmer neighbor said the same thing. Until given a realreason not to eat it, stock up and profit. He said everyone wasbecoming paranoid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 My in-laws have said that they have stopped eating chicken but will continue eating duck as it isn't the same thing. They have their own personal logic on a lot of things, but are sometimes a good barometre on french thinking. We went to Leclerc yesterday and chicken was as expensive as before but they shelves were practically empty. I buy my chicken well past the stage of being able to sneeze on me, so I'm not particularly worried. I remember reading some expert on the BBC website who said that you would have to spend half an hour sniffing the raw carcass before you could even start to worry. France 2 keeps showing the same picture of a man cradling a dead duck in his arms with yellow germs working up to his face. It's going to give my youngest ideas of picking up and cuddling every duck she sees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I have noticed that with packets of chicken breasts sold in France, they are often not as clean as I remember in the UK, with far more traces of blood on the meat. I have always given the meat a good clean in hot water to get rid of these traces. I usually give my salad veggies a rinse in a mild dilution of Milton ( remember the story about how the Spanish "water" their veggies?) it doesn't affect the taste so I may start using this a bit more often, can't hurt can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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