Fresh Foie Gras with Ginger and Five-spice Apples

Foie gras is as French or western as can be, while ginger and five-spice seasoning are distinctly Chinese or eastern. As for apples or apple relatives, surely they are universally appreciated? put them nicely together, as in this fusion recipe, and you have a delightfully cosmopolitan appetizer, combining the unique taste and texture of foie gras with the zesty flavours of apple and Chinese spices.

The apples may be prepared well ahead of time and reheated; the foie