Controversial foods around the world- Is it ethical?

       Some dishes around the world are considered delicacies to that particular area.  Some are simply traditional dishes that are kept and preserved for the sake of not wanting to lose that tradition.  Usually those delicacies or the traditional dishes are exotic they might seem weird to us and cruel to the animal.  After seeing the different dishes and how they are made around the globe, it really raises the question of is it ethical to eat something or prepare something that you know is wrong?  Or does it surpass morals and ethics and it's just for the delight and taste of that particular food?  Whether it's a tradition or a delicacy, there are so many foods around the world that are controversial or unethical in the way they are prepared.

        Tradition is something to be cherished and preserved, without tradition; we would not know what their culture is in that particular society.  However there is a fine line between tradition and ethics, especially when it comes to food and the animals we eat or even the way it's prepared.  Ikizukiri and Foie Gras are one of the two types of cultural foods that are controversial today and questions if that tradition of eating it should be banned? Or does tradition justify over ethics?  I think that force feeding a duck or a goose for the sake of a fatty liver and eating something that is still alive, not dead but still alive should not be justified.  

        Sometimes we have to grasp our morality as a human being and listen to our conscience.  If we know that something is unethical or just cruel, we shouldn’t be going for it but against it.  However yet again it’s all about that cultural perspective, and cultural differences.  In the U.S we consume more cows than any other countries in the world and some of us may think that eating cows are okay, it’s normal.  In India, where majority of the people there are Hindus, they consider cows to be sacred, to them eating or butchering cows are unethical.  Sure it’s about the cultural perception, however we can all agree that at one point we all agree that some foods are unethical and wrong.  Those foods are just so extreme.