Goose as food facts for kids

A delicious roast goose, ready to eat!

Roast goose is a yummy dish made from the meat of a goose. It's cooked using a method called roasting, which means cooking with dry heat, like in an oven. This makes the food cook evenly and taste even better! Roast goose is popular in many parts of the world, especially in China, Europe, and the Middle East. Geese are birds that belong to the same family as ducks and swans, called the Anatidae family. You can find different kinds of roast goose dishes all over the world.

Roast Goose in Southern China

In southern China, roast goose is a special type of siu mei. Siu mei means roasted meat dishes, and it's a big part of Cantonese cuisine. To make it, geese are roasted with special seasonings, often in a very hot charcoal oven. The best roast geese have super crispy skin and meat that is juicy and tender. People often serve slices of roast goose with a sweet and tangy plum sauce.

Hong Kong's Roast Goose

Roast goose in Hong Kong is very similar to the one made in the nearby Guangdong Province in southern China. Some restaurants in Hong Kong also offer a similarly prepared roast duck.

Roast Goose in Europe

A traditional Christmas goose in Germany.

Goose has a special flavor that makes it a favorite Christmas dish in Europe. In Germany, roast goose is a main meal for Christmas Day. For many European cultures, roast goose is traditionally eaten on special holidays, like St. Martin's Day.

In the United States, people often eat turkey instead of goose for holidays. But in Europe, goose is a popular choice for Christmas dinners, often as an alternative to turkey.

Roast goose is also great for meals after Christmas. There are many recipes for Boxing Day that use leftover roast goose from the big Christmas feast.

Different Ways to Stuff and Season

People often stuff roast geese with tasty things like apples, sweet chestnuts, prunes, and onions. Common seasonings include salt and pepper, mugwort, or marjoram. Roast goose is often served with side dishes like red cabbage, Klöße (which are dumplings), and gravy.

Roast Goose in the Middle East

The Kars region of Turkey is famous for many special foods. These include Kars honey, Kars Kasseri cheese, and Kars Gruyère cheese, which tastes a bit like Swiss Emmental cheese. Kars-style roast goose is another very famous food from this region.

Gallery

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  Timurid conqueror Babur enjoying a banquet with roast goose.

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  Roast goose served with dumplings (Klöße) and red cabbage.

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  Roast goose curry served with rice at a restaurant in Thailand.

See also

In Spanish: Ganso asado para niños