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Exit FOOD HUFFINGTON 06.17.12 A California chef tops soup with foie gras cream ahead of that state’s July 1 foie gras ban. AP PHOTO/MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ A Brief History Of The War On Foie Gras BY CAREY POLIS NE OF THE best things about food is its subjectivity. What we eat is mostly dictated by our likes and dislikes, with no primary driving force beyond our tastebuds. But, sometimes ethics will intervene, and in extreme cases, the law. On July 1, California will be bound by the most sweeping anti-foie gras statute in the world. Consumed by few, the pricey delicacy made from duck or O