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> The poor want the same things that everyone else want. If other families are not having goose by choice, they're going to perceive it as being a second-rate s
by brownbat 10y ago
> The poor want the same things that everyone else want. If other families are not having goose by choice, they're going to perceive it as being a second-rate substitute.
People stopped eating goose because of the expense. It tastes like flying steak. I would make it every holiday if it wasn't so expensive.
- calbear81 10y ago"Flying steak" you just made my night. In Chinese cuisine, there is definitely still goose served but my recollection of it is as a very fatty bird, even more so than duck.
- jhbadger 10y agoLobster and oysters used to be cheap food for the poor as well. Expense is a lot of what makes food desirable, though.