European geese originated in Egypt, dating back to about 4700 years ago in the Egyptian tombs found to raise geese, goose carvings and goose body shape of decorative patterns, according to these information can be verified that ancient Egypt is the earliest breeding of domestic geese in the country. The Egyptians raised geese and developed various methods of cooking them, including foie gras, which they initially ate with figs and presented them to Julius Caesar, who regarded them as a delicacy. Later, it spread to Alsace and the countryside in southwestern France, and gradually began to be used to make meat jelly and meat sauce from foie gras, and served with French bread. Until the French Louis XVI period, foie gras was paid tribute to the court to Louis XV, after tasting, loved by the king, since then became famous, and was praised by many well-known writers, musicians and artists at that time, thus establishing its noble and precious status, geese also began to be bred by Europeans.
Ancient Egyptian pharaonic tombs have been found inscribed with a "goose" shape
Scholars at home and abroad have divided geese into two types, European geese and Chinese geese, based on whether there is sarcoma and the length of the neck. Chinese geese originate from Hong geese except For Yili geese, while European geese originate from grey geese.
Scientific name: Hongyan; Latin scientific name: Anser cygnoides, Chordate Phylum, Vertebrate subphylum, Ornithischia, Ornithischia, Present-day Ornithischia, Goose order, Duck family, Goose subfamily, Goose family, Goose genus, Hong geese species.
Scientific name: Grey goose; Latin scientific name: Anser anser, chordate phylum, vertebrate subphylum, ornithischia, ornithischia, ornithischia, goose-shaped order,
Duck family, goose subfamily, goose family, goose genus, grey goose species.
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European geese look a lot like ducks
There are not many species of European geese, but there are five main species:
1. Emden Goose
The Emden goose is native to the German city of Emden and is an ancient large goose species. The whole body feathers are pure white, the eyes are bright blue, very resistant to rough feeding, early maturity, early birth, good fattening performance, good meat quality. In North America, more Emden geese are raised in commercial feedlots than all other breeds combined.
Emden Goose
2. White Roman goose
The white Roman goose is an ancient European breed native to Italy. Good meat performance, high down value. The white Roman goose looks very much like the Emden goose, twice as small as the Emden goose, belongs to the medium-sized goose species, the whole body feathers are white, the eyes are blue, and the beak, shins and toes are orange-red. Its body shape is obviously characterized by "round", short neck, short back, and short body.
White Roman goose
3. Round goose
Round goose, also known as southwest gray goose, native to the southwest of France near the Bay of Biscay in the Lande province, is a world-famous fat liver special breed, experts respect the fat liver type goose. The coat is grayish brown , the neck and back are nearly black , the thorax is lighter and silvery gray , the lower part of the abdomen is white , and there are also some white-feathered individuals or gray-white individuals.
Round goose
4. Toulouse goose
The Toulouse goose, also known as the Simmon goose, is the largest goose species in the world, with adult male geese weighing 10-12 kg and female geese weighing 8-10 kg, native to the outskirts of Toulouse in southern France. The goose is easy to deposit fat, used to produce fat liver and goose oil, forced to fill the average fat liver weight of each goose up to 1 kg or more, the maximum fat liver weight of 1.8 kg, once a traditional breed of foie gras fat liver.
Toulouse goose
5. Hungarian goose
Hungarian geese are native to the Danube Valley and the Magar Plain. Hungarian goose feathers are white , with a beak , webbing and feet orange yellow. Adult male geese weigh 6-7 kg, female geese 5-6 kg, and female geese lay 15-20 eggs per year. Under general feeding conditions, the fat liver of the goose liver weighs 500-600 grams, and the fat liver has good performance.
Hungarian goose
As can be seen from the five major goose species in Europe, Europeans basically use foie gras as the selection standard. Foie gras, along with truffles and caviar, has been rated as the first of the "World's Three GreatEst Delicacies". France produces fat liver in a year accounted for 60% of the world, but foie gras accounted for only 4%, most of the others are duck liver, the world's most famous foie gras is France, France's Langde goose, foie gras can weigh up to 900 grams, can be described as quite fat, China's most famous lion's head goose, the largest foie gras is about 600 grams, we know why The French foie gras is so famous. In 1870, foie gras was first cooked. A pastry chef at the service of Mar6A.chal de Contades, foie gras is wrapped in dough and used at receptions. Since then, Strasbourgian has been associated with foie gras, and many believe that Strasbourg's foie gras is the best in the world. Foie gras is a traditional French dish, called "Foie Gras" in French, which literally translates to Chinese as "fat liver". Among them, "Gras" means fat, fat, and the status of foie gras in French cuisine can be seen. This famous dish pushes the romance of French cuisine to the extreme, and some people say that foie gras is the most suitable Western dish for women.
French foie gras
French foie gras is usually eaten over low heat and lightly fried, accompanied by port wine or dark sauce. Another way to eat requires a "special treatment", this kind of foie gras mixed with other ingredients is usually cooked and cooled, then sliced into a cold dish, or served with sauce. Ingredients that are generally added to the treatment of this foie gras include cognac, apple brandy (Armagnac), port (port) and truffles (truffles).
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