Goose as food

Food animal

Goose

Roast goose served to Babur at a 16th century banquet given by the Mirzas

Type| Poultry
Course| Main dish, side dish
Serving temperature| Hot or cold
Variations| Roasted, steamed, braised, stewed, spit-roasted, simmered

*   Media: Goose

In cooking and gastronomy, goose is the meat of several species of bird in the family Anatidae, which also includes ducks and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, and various wild species and domesticated breeds are used culinarily in multiple cuisines. There is evidence as early as 2500 BC of deliberate fattening of domesticated geese in Egypt.

The meat, liver and other organs, fat, blood, and eggs are used culinarily in various cuisines. Methods of cooking include roasting, spit-roasting, braising, steaming, grilling, simmering, and stewing. Dishes include roasts, joints, soups, stews, curries, sausages, forcemeats, and dumplings.

In many culinary traditions, a roast goose is a feast meal dating back centuries.

## Uses

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A roasted goose with head and neckA dish of roast goose

The meat, liver and other organs, fat, skin and blood are used culinarily in various cuisines.[1] The meat has a distinctive flavor.[2]

Goose eggs are also used culinarily, but unlike chicken eggs are only available seasonally; in the UK goose eggs have a autumn-to-early-winter availability.[1]

Roast goose is the most common method of preparation. Roasted whole or cut-up goose dishes are found in Asian, European, and Middle Eastern cuisines.[3] Spit-roasted goose was a traditional component of the indigenous cuisines of North America.[4]

A byproduct of roasting is that roasting a goose will render a great deal of excellent-quality fat which can be used for roasting potatoes or other vegetables, as the shortening in pie crust (sweet or savory), as a spread for bread, and a multitude of other culinary uses.[5][6][1][7] One can also simmer pieces of goose submerged in the fat to make confit. In some cuisines geese are raised primarily for lard.[5] According to NPR, goose fat is "the crème de la crème of fats".[3] in 2006 Nigella Lawson called it "the essential Christmas cooking ingredient".[3]

In Chinese cuisine, goose is also steamed or braised with aromatics. In some cuisines stews or soups are made from goose meat. In German cuisine, goose neck is stuffed with goose liver and cooked to make a sausagelike dish; similar dishes are made in eastern Europe. Goose meat is also used to fill pies or dumplings or to make sausage.[8]

Goose and goose liver are also used to make foie gras, pâtés, and other forms of forcemeat.

## Eastern Asia

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Goose as food

Traditional Chinese| 燒鵝
Simplified Chinese| 烧鹅
Hanyu Pinyin| shāo é
Cantonese Yale| sīu ngó
Literal meaning| roast goose
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| shāo é
IPA| [ʂáʊ ɤ̌]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| sīu ngó
IPA| [siw˥ ŋɔ˧˥]

### China

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Most Chinese preparations of goose involve cooking it thoroughly. In southern China, roast goose is a variety of siu mei, or roasted meat dishes, within Cantonese cuisine. It is made by roasting geese with seasoning often in a charcoal furnace at high temperature. Roasted geese of high quality have crisp skin with juicy and tender meat. Slices of roast goose may be served with plum sauce.[citation needed]

In the cuisine of Teochew people in Singapore, braised goose is a traditional dish; typical braising ingredients include soy sauce, rice wine, garlic, and spices such as cinnamon, ginger, and star anise.[9]

Window display at a restaurant specializing in goose dishes in Hong Kong

### Hong Kong

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Roast goose is traditionally popular and remains a common main dish in Hong Kong.[5][10] Roast goose, as served in Hong Kong, especially in the city of Sham Tseng,[11][12] is similar [clarification needed] to its counterpart in the neighboring Guangdong Province of southern China. Some restaurants offer a similarly prepared roast duck.[citation needed]

## Europe

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For many European cultures, roast goose is traditionally[13] eaten only on appointed holidays, including Christmas and St. Martin's Day.[14][15] Roast goose was a traditional Sabbath meal among Jews in Eastern Europe.[3]

### Croatia

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A traditional dish in Croatia is guščji paprikaš, a noodle and goose meat stew with roots in the areas around Županja.[16] Croatia also has a roasted goose dish, martinjska guska s marunima, which is stuffed with chestnuts; it is often served on the feast of St. Martin.[16]

### France

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In parts of France, such as Alsace, goose is a commonly eaten main dish.[5] Goose fat is an essential ingredient in a traditional cassoulet.[3]

Christmas goose in Germany

### Germany

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In Germany, roast goose is a staple for Christmas Day meals.[15] A traditional German dish is Gefüllter Gänsehals, a dish of goose neck stuffed with a mixture of goose liver, bacon, bread, and herbs which is sautéed, simmered, and sliced for serving.[17]

### Hungary

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The "goose region" of Hungary is the southern Great Hungarian Plains.[18] Goose liver is a major export.[18]

### Poland

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Geese have been raised for food in Poland for centuries. In the 1600s and 1700s they were particularly popular for feast and celebration dinners.[19] Czernina soup was traditionally popular.[19] National consumption of goose has decreased, with most geese being consumed on St. Martin's Day.[19]

## North America

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### Canada

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Many indigenous people of North America traditionally depended heavily on goose as a food.[4]

### United States

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Goose has generally been replaced by the turkey in the United States;[5] the high price per pound of goose and low ratio of meat to bone and fat makes goose more expensive per serving than turkey.[5] While goose was once a common Christmas dinner in the United States, it has become less popular as the main dish than other meats or fish.[20][21]

## Oceania

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Goose is not commonly eaten in Australia, but as of 2019 was raised on the continent and offered in some restaurants.[10]

## Caucasus and the Middle East

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### Egypt

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Goose was eaten in Ancient Egypt.[3] There is evidence as early as 2500 BC of deliberate fattening before consumption.[2][7]

Feseekh is a traditional Egyptian dish that is usually served during Sham el-Nessim, a spring holiday that dates back to the time of the Pharaohs. Feseekh is made by salting and fermenting fish, often with goose meat added to enhance its flavor and nutrition.[citation needed]

### Iran

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In Iran goose meat is often used in ghimeh, a stew of yellow split peas, diced potatoes, and meat cooked in a tomato sauce.[citation needed]

### Jordan

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Mansaf is a traditional Jordanian dish often served during weddings and other celebrations; it is usually made with tender pieces of lamb or goat meat cooked with spices, served on top of a bed of rice, and topped with a yogurt sauce, but goose meat is sometimes used as.[citation needed]

### Turkey

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Roasted goose is a commonly eaten main dish in parts of Turkey.[5] The Kars region of Turkey specializes in Kars-style roast goose, or Kars kazı ve bulgur pilavı (Kars goose with bulgur pilaf).[22][23][24] The Kars goose is also a breed of goose raised in the area specifically for use in this dish.[25] The goose is baked at extremely high temperature in a tandoori-style oven above a dish of bulgur onto which the rendering fat drips.[25]

## Gallery

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* Gęsie pipki (goose necks stuffed with meat)

* Goose soup with root vegetables

* Roast goose with Klöße (dumplings) and red cabbage

* Braised goose

* Roast Goose Curry served with rice at a restaurant in Thailand

* Goose in blood sauce at a restaurant in Willmersreuth

* Jars of goose lard

* Pie made with leftover goose meat from a roast goose

* Kaz tiridi, a Turkish specialty of goose meat served over bulgur

* Cholent, a stew of beans topped with smoked goose

* Goose pierogi

* Stinky tofu with goose blood

* Goose eggs

* Pork belly with octopus and goose intestines

* Goose fat as a spread on rye bread

## See also

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* Food portal

* List of Christmas dishes
* List of goose breeds

## References

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1. ^ a b c Fort, Matthew (2010-09-23). "The golden goose". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
2. ^ a b Kuropatnicki, Andrzej K. (2017). "The tradition of goose-eating in Medieval and Early Modern England". Studia Historyczne. 2: 57–72.
3. ^ a b c d e f Wolf, Bonny (19 December 2007). "How to Cook Your Goose". NPR.
4. ^ a b "Geese | Traditional Animal Foods of Indigenous Peoples of Northern North America - Animals - Birds - Waterfowl". McGill University. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
5. ^ a b c d e f g Darby, Luke (2015-12-21). "The Case For Eating Goose During the Holidays (Or Pretty Much Anytime)". GQ. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
6. ^ "Goose". BBC Good Food. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
7. ^ a b Davidson, Alan (2014-01-01). Jaine, Tom (ed.). "The Oxford Companion to Food". doi:10.1093/acref/9780199677337.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-967733-7. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
8. ^ Elton, Sarah (2011-10-19). "My First Helping of Canada Goose". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
9. ^ "Teochew braised goose | Traditional Goose Dish From Chaozhou | TasteAtlas". TasteAtlas. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
10. ^ a b Noone, Yasmin (15 November 2019). "Move over duck: Roast goose is also winning hearts". SBS Food. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
11. ^ "Eating in Hong Kong". wordpress.com. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
12. ^ "Where the Wild Things Are". foreignexposures.com. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
13. ^ Roast Christmas Goose from the New York Times, originally published in December 18, 1994 Retrieved 5 June 2013
14. ^ "Calendar of the traditions, festivals, and holidays in German-speaking countries". Oxford Language Dictionaries Online. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
15. ^ a b in Germany at BBC language portal Retrieved 5 June 2013
16. ^ a b "Most Popular Goose Dishes in the World". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
17. ^ "Gefüllter Gänsehals | Traditional Goose Dish From Germany | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
18. ^ a b "Culinaria Hungary". WorldCat.
19. ^ a b c R., A. (November 2015). "Goose Meat in Poland and Abroad". Warsaw Voice (11): 9.
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21. ^ "What's the most popular part of Christmas dinner? Hint, it's not turkey | YouGov". today.yougov.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
22. ^ Yaşin, Mehmet (21 January 2007). "Kars'ta kaz kebabı ziyafeti". Hürriyet Yazarlar (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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25. ^ a b "Kars Goose With Bulgur Wheat". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2023-09-17.

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