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Duck v goose meat
« on: 03 January, 2011, 02:54:09 pm »
Anyone know which meat is darker in colour - we were unable to reach a conclusion around the table at a family get together... ;)  I've never had goose (AFAIA).
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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #1 on: 03 January, 2011, 03:07:32 pm »
Depends how it is cooked. Duck is often casseroled (IME) with orange or some such and is fairly dark. If it's roasted, I think goose is a bit darker than duck. Not a lot in it, though.
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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #2 on: 03 January, 2011, 09:08:57 pm »
Goose is bigger. We have it quite a lot in Chinese food, and the taste of the fat is a bit different, but it's still pretty similar. The meat itself looks the same.

Just asked the other half, according to her the skin pattern is different, and the head if still attached is different.

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Skin of roast goose, apparently the net pattern on the skin is more evident


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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #3 on: 04 January, 2011, 07:10:27 am »
According to my Mrs Beeton, duck meat tends to be slightly darker than goose, as it has a lower fat content.
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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #4 on: 04 January, 2011, 08:03:29 am »
We have goose at Christmas and duck more or less on alternate weekends through the year.

If you are comparing a properly raised goose with the cheap farmed duck then the goose has substantially more colour. Wild mallard can be very dark.

Prague is good for goose, if you ever visit there.
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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #5 on: 04 January, 2011, 09:40:20 am »
I bought  a goose be accident in the pub last week. The conversation went like this:

Pat do you like goose ?

Don't know never tried it but probably I like duck.

Would you like to try goose ?

Well yes.

Sold ! Someone let me down at Christmas and there's a spare one in my freezer, since it's you I'll chuck in a complimentary brace of mallard.


I'm not even sure how much I am paying for said goose as yet. Ever fely you've been had.

I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #6 on: 04 January, 2011, 10:54:18 am »
I'm sure the goose tastes just as good, but looking at it does nothing for my appetite!

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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #7 on: 04 January, 2011, 11:05:15 am »
Goose is darker and richer/fattier.  On roasting my first goose I removed something like half a gallon of rendered fat from underneath it!  Great for roasties  :P
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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #8 on: 04 January, 2011, 11:57:31 pm »
I dunno, but we had Goose on Christmas day from Peachcroft and the family are converts... YAY!
Better than Turkey and fab amounts of fat for the spuds.

Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #9 on: 05 January, 2011, 02:06:26 pm »
I dunno, but we had Goose on Christmas day from Peachcroft and the family are converts... YAY!
Better than Turkey and fab amounts of fat for the spuds.

I use extra virgin olive oil for the roasties...  O:-)   ;D  We must try goose sometime, the only potential problem is that I enjoy having cold turkey with pickles etc post Christmas day...
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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #10 on: 05 January, 2011, 06:17:26 pm »
I dunno, but we had Goose on Christmas day from Peachcroft and the family are converts... YAY!
Better than Turkey and fab amounts of fat for the spuds.

I use extra virgin olive oil for the roasties...  O:-)   ;D  We must try goose sometime, the only potential problem is that I enjoy having cold turkey with pickles etc post Christmas day...

Easy! Buy a goose for Christmas Day. There won't be a lot left over. Have a turkey on Boxing Day.
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Re: Duck v goose meat
« Reply #11 on: 05 January, 2011, 10:49:28 pm »
I dunno, but we had Goose on Christmas day from Peachcroft and the family are converts... YAY!
Better than Turkey and fab amounts of fat for the spuds.

I use extra virgin olive oil for the roasties...  O:-)   ;D  We must try goose sometime, the only potential problem is that I enjoy having cold turkey with pickles etc post Christmas day...
Our solution (Mrs FF wasn't totally sold on the Goose idea pre-christmas), ws to cook a turkey Christmas Eve, the Goose cooked on Christmas day andserved-up some Turkey and Ham   :-*.  Boxing day etc, great spread with the pickles!  Yay everybody happy and several Goose converts.

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