{{Short description|Poultry dish}} thumb|German roast goose '''Roast goose''' is a dish of goose meat cooked 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, European, and British cuisines. Roasting can enhance its flavor.
==Cantonese== thumb|Cantonese roast goose {{Infobox Chinese|t={{linktext|燒|鵝}}|s={{linktext|烧|鹅}}|p=shāo é|mi={{IPAc-cmn|sh|ao|1|-|e|2}}|y=sīu ngó|ci={{IPAc-yue|s|iu|1|-|ng|o|2}}|l=roast goose|showflag=py}} In Guangdong and Hong Kong, 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. They are normally served with plum sauce to augment its flavour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Char siu: make sweet barbecued pork, Hong Kong-style {{!}} Hong Kong Tourism Board |url=https://www.discoverhongkong.com/hk-eng/explore/dining/learn-to-make-hk-sweet-bbq-pork.html |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=dhk-local-market |language=en}}</ref>
Results of a 2016 survey released by the municipal government of Guangzhou showed that roast goose was the most popular dish, outranking white cut chicken and roast squab.<ref>{{Cite web |title=珠三角放大鏡：美食調查穗人最愛腸粉燒鵝 - 東方日報 |url=https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/china_world/20160615/00178_030.html |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=orientaldaily.on.cc}}</ref>
==European== thumb|Christmas goose (Weihnachtsgans) Goose has a distinct flavor<ref>[http://www.today.com/id/6727940/ns/today-holiday_guide/t/roast-goose-makes-christmas-dinner-special/#.Ua9PL-f-GQo Roast goose makes Christmas dinner special] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314113735/http://www.today.com/id/6727940/ns/today-holiday_guide/t/roast-goose-makes-christmas-dinner-special/#.Ua9PL-f-GQo |date=2020-03-14 }} Retrieved 5 June 2013</ref> which makes it a favorite<ref>[http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Scandinavian-Roast-Christmas-Goose-20112 Scandinavian Roast Christmas Goose from Epicurious, published on February 1964 issue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906182249/http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Scandinavian-Roast-Christmas-Goose-20112 |date=2017-09-06 }} Retrieved 5 June 2013</ref> European Christmas dish. In Germany, roast goose is a staple for Christmas Day meals.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/christmas/german/Christmas in Germany at BBC language portal]{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Retrieved 5 June 2013</ref> For European cultures, roast goose is traditionally<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/recipes/936/Roast-Christmas-Goose.html Roast Christmas Goose from the New York Times, originally published in December 18, 1994] Retrieved 5 June 2013</ref> eaten only on appointed holidays, including St. Martin's Day.<ref>{{Cite web| title =Calendar of the traditions, festivals, and holidays in German-speaking countries| publisher =Oxford Language Dictionaries Online| url =http://www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com/Public/PublicResources.html?direction=b-de-en&sp=S/oldo/resources/de/Festivals_and_Holidays_in_the_German_World.html| access-date =26 November 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100802022714/http://www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com/Public/PublicResources.html?direction=b-de-en&sp=S%2Foldo%2Fresources%2Fde%2FFestivals_and_Holidays_in_the_German_World.html| archive-date =2 August 2010}}</ref>
It is generally replaced by the turkey in the United States. Similarly, goose is often an alternative to turkey on European Christmas tables.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
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.{{verification needed|date=May 2026}} 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 confit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Steam-Roasted-Goose |title=Steam-Roasted Goose |website=Saveur |access-date=2026-05-25}}</ref>
Roast goose is also a popular ingredient for post-Christmas meals. There are a number of recipes for Boxing Day which make use of left over roast goose from one's Christmas Day banquet.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/09/nigel-slater-christmas-boxing-day-recipes Nigel Slater’s Christmas recipe for goose] Retrieved 5 June 2013 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310021053/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/09/nigel-slater-christmas-boxing-day-recipes |date=10 March 2016 }}</ref>
===Variations=== Prevalent stuffings<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/christmas-food-and-drink/9751231/Goose-fat-potatoes-recipe.html|title=Goose fat potatoes recipe|date=17 December 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> are apples, sweet chestnuts, prunes and onions. Typical seasonings<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/4930a074-1b0a-11e1-8f1e-00144feabdc0 A Christmas Goose chase] Retrieved 4 June 2013</ref> include salt and pepper, mugwort, or marjoram. Also used are red cabbage, Klöße, and gravy, which are used to garnish the goose.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
=== Turkish === {{Expand section |with=more examples from other areas within the region |date=May 2017}} Kars style roast goose is one of the most famous food products special to Kars region of Turkey.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/5811427.asp?m=1 |newspaper=Hürriyet Yazarlar |title=Kars'ta kaz kebabı ziyafeti |author=Yaşin, Mehmet |date=21 January 2007 |language=tr |access-date=7 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tavsiyeediyorum.com/makale_1357.htm |publisher=Tavsiye Ediyorum |title=Kars Kazı, Kars Kars kaşarı, Kars Grevyeri, Kars Balı ve Bu Yöreye Özel Besinler |author=Taşdemir, Yüksel Turan |language=tr |access-date=7 April 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://turkishcuisine.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/kars-usulu-kaz-kars-style-roasted-goose/ |publisher=Turkish cuisine |title=Kars usulu Kaz / Kars style roasted goose |access-date=7 April 2013 |date=26 January 2012 }}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery class="center" widths="180px" heights="160px"> 1507-A banquet including roast goose given for Babur by the Mirzas.jpg|Timurid conqueror Babur 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 </gallery>
==See also== {{portal|Food}} * Siu mei * Roast duck * Roast chicken * List of Christmas dishes
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2428/ Gordon's Christmas roast goose recipe] Retrieved 26 April 2013 * [http://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/article/508911/Perfect-Christmas-goose-recipe-from-Mark-Hix.html The Perfect Christmas Goose Recipe] Retrieved 26 April 2013
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