2007-09-25 04:27:03 · 22 answers · asked by Lee Lee 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Hi Leelee.
I've had goose, it's quite nice but can be greasy and has a lot of jelly fat bits, eurgh.
Christmas weren't always as big as it is now, so the fact that you don't get much meat on a goose didn't used to matter as there were never huge numbers to cater for.
Nowadays, christmas is a huge matter, and familied invite more and more people over, so families need more food to feed large numbers, for when family flying from out of town come in to spend christmas. This is why people began buying turkeys. It started in America and gradually started in Britain too.
Personally, I have pork with apple sauce. Hehe.
2007-09-25 05:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I cook a lovely goose, it's not that hard if you know a few tricks. Score the skin and the grease runs off.
A goose does not feed nearly as many people as a turkey. Whether I serve turkey or goose for Christmas depends mostly on how many guests I have. Goose is also about 5 times as expensive, so not everyone can afford it. Turkey is a lot of cheap, low-fat meat, so it's a good choice. I just *like* goose. It's like a big duck.
2007-09-25 05:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I cooked a goose in 1984 and everyone but me loved it! I disliked it cos it was too fatty for me even though I had emptied the roasting tin 4 times! I also am not a fan of dark bird meat like duck and goose looks the same. People tend to have turkey now as it is a lot cheaper and goes further, plus you can have cold turkey sarnies, and I've never heard of anyone having cold goose, lol:-D
2007-09-25 04:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by dozyllama 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Roast goose is very similar to roast duck. Both have a lot of fat from cooking but both taste better than turkey.
True tradition is to have goose for Christmas. We have been brainwashed by the Americans, like many other things, to have turkey at Christmas.
But I do agree with others, pound for pound, turkey is cheaper than goose. May be this is one of the other reasons for having turkey at Christmas.
2007-09-25 05:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by Robert W 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Turkey is an American tradition that we seem to have adopted for some peculiar reason. They have it for thanksgiving I believe, which is near christmas (what do they have for christmas?!) I'd much rather some nice beef, or a duck or something! Goose is a bit greasy but still, at least it's a good old British tradition eh?!
2007-09-25 04:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
LeeLee, we've had goose several times.
It does tend to be fatty, like duck, and can smoke pretty badly as the fat cooks out of it during roasting. The first time I made it, I set off smoke alarms. We were the only house with windows open and fans running that Christmas.
Now, I cook it in a browning bag, containing the spatters.
2007-09-25 04:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-02 16:04:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roast goose is yummy, but needs cooking with care as it can be a little fatty.
I think turkey has just generally become more available and cheaper.
2007-09-25 04:29:26 · answer #8 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
used to get either Goose or Duck for Christmas dinner as both are traditionally British dishes for Christmas Day;Both are far better tasting than chicken or turkey.which being mass reared for the public (and profit) are bland /tasteless pieces of meat I; I hav'nt eaten chicken or turkey for about 5 years now because you dont know what chemicals are being added to the grains and pellets being used to rear them
having turkey for Christmas dinner is just another example of Britain following what America does and its all wrong as far as I am concerned ,we will soon be a state of USA in the future and God help us
2007-09-25 04:43:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Goose is lovely but you don't get much meat on a bird. I think turkey took over as it is cheaper and you get more for your money if entertaining.
2007-09-25 04:30:03 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋