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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.
Hamsa is thought to refer to the bar-headed goose found in India (left) or a species of swan. [1]The haṃsa (Sanskrit: हंस haṃsa or hansa) is an aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as being based on the goose, the swan, [2] or even the flamingo.
The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes, gies and guoske, Dutch: gans, ganzen, ganzerik, New High German Gans, Gänse, and Ganter, and Old Norse gás and gæslingr, whence English gosling.
An Emden goose, a descendant of the wild greylag goose. The greylag goose (Anser anser) was domesticated by the Egyptians at least 3000 years ago, [37] and a different wild species, the swan goose (Anser cygnoides), domesticated in Siberia about a thousand years later, is known as a Chinese goose. [38]
In Germany, roast goose is a staple for Christmas Day meals. [5] For European cultures, roast goose is traditionally [6] eaten only on appointed holidays, including St. Martin's Day. [7] 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]
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Confit of goose (confit d'oie) or duck (confit de canard) is usually prepared from the legs of the bird. The meat is salted and seasoned with herbs and slowly cooked submerged in its own rendered fat (never to exceed 85 °C [185 °F]), in which it is then preserved by allowing it to cool and storing it in the fat.
Cassoulet (/ ˌ k æ s ə ˈ l eɪ /, [1] also UK: / ˈ k æ s ʊ l eɪ /, [2] US: / ˌ k æ s ʊ ˈ l eɪ /; [3] French:) is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in southern France.The food writer Elizabeth David described it as "that sumptuous amalgamation of haricot beans, sausage, pork, mutton and preserved goose, aromatically spiced with garlic and herbs". [4]