法米其林餐廳遭遇'鵝肝醬危機'

Foie gras, the French culinary staple, is vanishing from menus during an "unprecedented" crisis that has seen some manufacturers begin to consider reducing portions.

法國富有爭議的珍饈美食鵝肝醬是法國各地高級餐廳的主打菜品，但如今鵝肝醬卻要從菜單上消失了，因為一場“史無前例的”危機正迫使一些鵝肝醬生產(chǎn)商考慮減少供貨量。

At the heart of the problem is a bird flu epidemic that has been sweeping the country -- and Europe -- for months.
這一危機的源頭是幾個月來一場席卷法國各地和歐洲其他國家的禽流感。

The country has had to kill 16 million birds since the epidemic first started in November 2021 to try to control the disease, the French Agriculture Ministry confirmed to CNN.
法國農(nóng)業(yè)部向美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)證實，2021年11月首次暴發(fā)禽流感之時，為了控制疫情法國被迫宰殺了1600萬只家禽。

Foie gras production in France is expected to drop by up to 50 percent this year as the epidemic affects 80 percent of foie gras producers in the country.
由于疫情影響到了法國80%的鵝肝醬生產(chǎn)商，法國的鵝肝醬產(chǎn)量預計今年將減少多達50%。