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

法国富有争议的珍馐美食鹅肝酱是法国各地高级餐厅的主打菜品，但如今鹅肝酱却要从菜单上消失了，因为一场“史无前例的”危机正迫使一些鹅肝酱生产商考虑减少供货量。

At the heart of the problem is a bird flu epidemic that has been sweeping the country -- and Europe -- for months.
这一危机的源头是几个月来一场席卷法国各地和欧洲其他国家的禽流感。

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.
法国农业部向美国有线电视新闻网证实，2021年11月首次暴发禽流感之时，为了控制疫情法国被迫宰杀了1600万只家禽。

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.
由于疫情影响到了法国80%的鹅肝酱生产商，法国的鹅肝酱产量预计今年将减少多达50%。