Roast goose is a dish found within Chinese

Chinese cuisine

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 and European cuisine

European cuisine

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Southern China

In southern China, roast goose is a variety of siu mei

Siu mei

Siu mei is the generic name, in Cantonese cuisine, given to meats roasted on spits over an open fire or a huge wood burning rotisserie oven. It creates a unique, deep barbecue flavor that is usually enhanced by a flavorful sauce . Shops selling these meats are commonly found in Chinese-speaking...

, or roasted meat dishes, within Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese cuisine comes from Guangdong Province in southern China and is one of 8 superdivisions of Chinese cuisine. Its prominence outside China is due to the great numbers of early emigrants from Guangdong. Cantonese chefs are highly sought after throughout the country...

. It is made by roasting geese with seasoning in a charcoal

Charcoal

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 furnace

Furnace

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 at high temperature. Roasted geese of high quality have crisp skin with juicy and tender meat. Slices of roasted goose are generally served with plum sauce

Plum sauce

Plum sauce is a viscous, light brown sweet and sour condiment. It is used in Chinese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, egg rolls, noodles, and deep-fried chicken balls as well as for roast duck...

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Roast goose, as served in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, is no different from its counterpart in the neighboring Guangdong Province of southern China, but, due to its cost, some Hong Kong restaurants offer roast duck

Duck (food)

Duck refers to the meat of several species of bird in the Anatidae family, found in both fresh and salt water. Duck is eaten in many cuisines around the world.-Types of ducks:The most common duck meat consumed in the United States is the Pekin duck...

 instead.

European

English & German-speaking people roasted geese traditionally only on appointed holidays. Generally replaced by the turkey

Domesticated turkey

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 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 it is eaten on occasions as is the turkey in the United States

United States

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. Roasted goose is a favoured Christmas dish as well as commonly eaten on St. Martin's Day

St. Martin's Day

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. The most prevalent stuffings are apple

Apple

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s, sweet chestnut

Sweet Chestnut

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s, prune

Prune

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s and onion

Onion

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s. Typical seasonings include salt and pepper, mugwort, or marjoram

Marjoram

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. Also used are red cabbage

Red Cabbage

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, Klöße

Klose

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, and gravy

Gravy

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, which are used to garnish the goose. Another version of roast goose is the Alsatian

Alsace

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-style with Bratwurst

Bratwurst

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-stuffing and sauerkraut

Sauerkraut

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as garnish.