For Christmas, the French typically eat roast goose or oie rôti. Yum! Crackly, juicy, and very, very tasty, I must admit that I enjoy a good roasted goose over the holidays.
Another goosey delight I simply cannot get enough of is rillettes d'oie or bits of goose. Oh, oh, oh, there is nothing like it! Devilishly delicious. Try and get the rillettes d'oie from your trusty local butcher, especially best if they are fait mason or homemade. Otherwise try La Comtesse du Barry the photo below is actually of their product (since I eat mine too fast and cannot be bothered to photograph it!) It melts in your mouth and, as the French love to say in the winter whilst patting their midsection, "It's good to eat, keeps you warm in the winter!"
Donc, voila! Gros bisous des bêtes délicieux et a demain!
Love, Charley
Hi Charley- Just found you from Piglet's blog. Stopping by to say bonjour, bon fête and all that jazz. I'm waving from Toulouse!
ReplyDeleteoh, good goose! i'm trying my hand at one this christmas. let you know....
ReplyDeleteHello Samantha! Nice to meet you and your blog/manuscript sounds very entertaining and interesting. Bonne chance from one writer to another! :) Bon fete and may you eat copious amounts next week (cheeky grin)!
ReplyDeleteAidan,
ReplyDeleteOh! Tell me how that turns out. I made one a few years back, but am now invited each year to my father in laws where he does his own--and a pretty good one, I might add. Good luck! :)
Oh how my mouth is watering!!! The thought of homemade rillettes sounds amazing. I love rillettes although I have never tried goose on its own... shame on me!
ReplyDeleteI will miss not having rillettes this year as I've been told I shouldn't eat them along with everything else i'm not supposed to eat.
I am having Chapon for Christmas Eve this year (my belle famille is coming to mine) - I have no idea what it is!! LOL!
I have been looking for a good way to justify my belly to my family and friends. Thanks to your blog, I found one. I have not heard that saying from the French.
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