Nothing says ‘I love you’ like liver

Heart-shaped foie gras for St Valentine's DayWhen I think about romantic gifts on St Valentine’s Day, I think of homemade cards, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, a thoughtful trinket or a special meal out. One of the French supermarkets thinks about liver. In their catalogue for the day of romance, they included these heart-shaped delights of foie gras with gingerbread.

“Here: have some heart-shaped liver which has gone a bit squidgy in my fingers while I attempt to pop it whole in your mouth seductively.” Oh, the romance.

“Mmm, what’s that I can smell on your breath? Oh of course, duck liver mingled with hints of ginger.” A kissathon sure thing.

“I could have got you that lovely little bracelet you’ve been eying off for months, but I knew you’d prefer these lovely liver hearts that I made yesterday and popped in the fridge overnight. Oh, doesn’t the fridge smell lovely now?” Yumbo.

I could go on, but I think you get the idea. May your St Valentine’s Day involve anything but heart-shaped duck liver.

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2 Comments on “Nothing says ‘I love you’ like liver

  1. You’re kidding April, right? Bugger the chocolate, I’d KILL to be able to give some foie gras to my hubby (and, ahem, myself as corollary), especially on Valentine’s Day. I’m drooling on my keyboard as I’m typing this. 🙂 And it’s goose liver if it’s the Good Stuff.

    * Because of the inhumane way geese are fed to produce foie gras, the family has a temporary embargo on it but, the minute it’s produced in a more ethical fashion, We. Are. There.

  2. Really Kaz? God, maybe it’s just me. The smell reminds me of garlicky poo!
    Good on you for the temporary embargo. I *think* there are a couple of producers who don’t force feed the geese, but it obviously costs a lot more and is very difficult to source. Fingers crossed all the geese get treated more humanely in future.