Roast goose is cooking goose meat using dry heat with hot air enveloping it evenly on all sides. Many varieties of roast goose appear in cuisines around the world, including

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

, European, and

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s. Roasting can enhance its flavor.

Cantonese

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and

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, roast goose is a variety of ''

siu mei ''Siu mei'' () is the generic Cantonese name of meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a large wood-burning rotisserie oven. It creates a unique, deep barbecue flavor and the roast is usually coated with a flavorful sauce (a different sauc ...

'', or roasted meat dishes, within

Cantonese cuisine Cantonese or Guangdong cuisine, also known as Yue cuisine ( zh, t=廣東菜 or zh, labels=no, t=粵菜), is the cuisine of Cantonese people, associated with the Guangdong, Guangdong province of China, particularly the provincial capital Guan ...

. It is made by roasting

geese A goose (: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (black geese). Some members of the Tadorninae subfamily (e.g., Egyp ...

with seasoning often in a

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furnace at high temperature. Roasted geese of high quality have crisp skin with juicy and tender meat. They are normally served with

plum sauce Plum sauce is a viscous, light-brown sweet and sour condiment. It is used in Cantonese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, noodles, deep-fried chicken balls and roast duck. It is made from sweet plums or other fruit s ...

to augment its flavour. Results of a 2016 survey released by the municipal government of

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showed that roast goose was the most popular dish, outranking

white cut chicken White cut chicken or white sliced chicken () is a type of '' siu mei''. Unlike most other meats in the ''siu mei'' category, this particular dish is not roasted, but poached. The dish is common to the cultures of Southern China, including Gu ...

and roast squab.

European

Goose has a distinct flavor which makes it a favorite European Christmas dish. In Germany, roast goose is a staple for Christmas Day meals. For European cultures, roast goose is traditionally eaten only on appointed holidays, including

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. It is generally replaced by the

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in the

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. Similarly, goose is often an alternative to turkey on European

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tables. In the United States, the price per pound of goose is usually similar to that of farmed duck, but the large size of the bird and low yield of meat to bone and fat makes a goose a luxury item for most. An added value is that roasting a goose will render a great deal of excellent quality fat which is typically used for roasting potatoes or as the shortening in pie crust (sweet or savory). One can also simmer pieces of goose submerged in the fat to make

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. Roast goose is also a popular ingredient for post-Christmas meals. There are a number of recipes for

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which make use of left over roast goose from one's Christmas Day banquet.

Variations

Prevalent stuffings are

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prune A prune is a dried plum, most commonly from the European plum (''Prunus domestica'') tree. Not all plum species or varieties can be dried into prunes. Use of the term ''prune'' for fresh plums is obsolete except when applied to varieties of ...

s and

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s. Typical seasonings include salt and pepper,

mugwort Mugwort is a common name for several species of aromatic flowering plants in the genus '' Artemisia.'' In Europe, mugwort most often refers to the species '' Artemisia vulgaris'', or common mugwort. In East Asia the species '' Artemisia argyi'' ...

, or

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. Also used are

red cabbage The red cabbage (purple-leaved varieties of ''Brassica oleracea'' Capitata Cultivar group, Group) is a kind of cabbage, also known as Blaukraut after preparation. Its leaves are coloured dark red/purple. However, the plant changes its co ...

, Klöße, and

gravy Gravy is a sauce made from the juices of meats and vegetables that run naturally during cooking and often thickened with thickeners for added texture. The gravy may be further coloured and flavoured with gravy salt (a mix of salt and caramel food ...

, which are used to garnish the goose.

Turkish

Kars style roast goose is one of the most famous food products special to

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region of

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Gallery

1507-A banquet including roast goose given for Babur by the Mirzas.jpg, Timurid conqueror

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in a banquet presented with roast goose Goose roasted.JPG, Roast goose with dumplings (''Klöße'') and red cabbage Roast goose with rice (48892093826).jpg, Roast Goose Curry served with rice at a restaurant in Thailand

References

External links

Gordon's Christmas roast goose recipe
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