We eat Goose at Restoran Wei Kee
Wow! I knew a couple of those points but definitely not all of them. (My days of reading the Britannica are long gone la:P)
Anyway, it's funny that just by looking at the diet of the Duck vs. the Goose, you can see why the flesh of the goose should taste better and be superior to that of the duck, no? I mean, the Duck eats the rubbish it swims in.. and the goose feeds on posh, plump grain. No contest.
Anyway.. the answer to the yesterday's blog question is :
(A) is DUCK and (B) is GOOSE.
To test out our theory on the taste of one vs. the other.. we decided to venture into Pudu..
Goose Mecca.
Anyway, it's funny that just by looking at the diet of the Duck vs. the Goose, you can see why the flesh of the goose should taste better and be superior to that of the duck, no? I mean, the Duck eats the rubbish it swims in.. and the goose feeds on posh, plump grain. No contest.
Anyway.. the answer to the yesterday's blog question is :
(A) is DUCK and (B) is GOOSE.
To test out our theory on the taste of one vs. the other.. we decided to venture into Pudu..
Goose Mecca.
The signs are everywhere..
Duck, Goose.. all living merrily down the same street. Chen Chen BBQ - Read what J2KFM said about the goose.
On the extreme corner end, facing the main-road there is also the famous Beijing Goose place Soon Fatt blogged about by KY SPEAKS. That groovy shack on the road is not appealing to me today as it is blisteringly HOT.
On the extreme corner end, facing the main-road there is also the famous Beijing Goose place Soon Fatt blogged about by KY SPEAKS. That groovy shack on the road is not appealing to me today as it is blisteringly HOT.
Wei Kee it is then.. shady, cool and near where we found a park.
Look familiar? This is photo- (B)The Goose!
Another profile, (And I could not use this photo because it would give the answer away!) shows you just how solid the meat is and how well fried that plump skin layer is!
So verdict? Well, however good the Goose tastes, let me just say that the price of the bird erased the warm, happy, after-glow, faster than you can say "What the duck?!"...
RM40 for quarter of a bird... HOLY GOOSE! I start to get a little nervous. Eventhough the Goose was yummy, I think blindfolded, I would not be able to tell it apart from the insect ingesting Duck. When we asked how much for a quarter duck the answer was RM15.
RM15! FIFTEEN !! 2.6666 times more than the duck.
Erm, why so expensive you ask? We asked the nice lady director, Ms Yong and she said:
1. Imported from China (apparently the new shipment comes in today so we were lucky to get the tail end of the goose stock. Not so lucky in terms of freshness)
2. Feed is expensive (kindly refer to my top two photos on Duck vs. Goose)
3.Transport/packaging/handling etc. etc..
Call me a PLEBEIAN but I think after this, I will probably opt for the 2.6666 X portion of duck in future. I'll be richer, fuller .. and seeing as my ability to recall a food experience is fading faster these days, ... none the wiser!
What do you think.. Will you still choose the Goose over the Duck? (despite the economic depression ..?!)
Add:
Restoran Wei Kee,
50, Lorong Yap Hin,
Off Jalan Pasar,
55100 KL
Tel: 603 9221 8482
Goosey Goosey Gander: 7/10
MSG levels: low
Salt levels: moderate
Fat levels: high
Others who have blogged Goose Tales:
Masak Masak
21 comments:
now we know haha..i would rather have 2.67 times of duck too!
yikes salah! :p hahaha i ate goose in wei kee before but nothing to shout about after eating the real stuff from HK!
The crispy thick skin make me in dilemma in choosing, hehe ^.^
would rather tht bigass duck too...they ARE the same size...?
RM40 for 1/4 goose?? I'll stick to duck! Top up another RM10 can get one whole duck...eat until full. =P
Wahh...look at those goose meat!! So expensive and 1/4 portion is barely enough for me. Duck or goose...both also i love!! Errr...a bit disturbed with the cute ducky pic you put up but then again, i still heart duck. SLURPS!!!!
Yay yay! I got it right for the first time! Score!! I don't know if I'd go for the premium goose or duck though.. after seeing the cute pics of both, I think I might retire from duck/goose consumption!
Now I'm craving some goosey action. Yeah, the price is definitely a big no but once in a while, I don't mind. Too bad, the ones we rear here are just not up to std, hence we need to use frozen imported goose.
and I thought goose in HK is expensive, about RM150 for a whole bird if I'm not wrong.
but even at Chen Chen also nearly the same price!! faint.
pinching myself endlessly for missing HK's Yung Kee's legendary goose, at probably >>2.66666X of duck's price tag.
KBCG:
steep innit?!
babe:
ah.. to live the life of the privileged :p hehe
mimi:
sucker for skin eh
anon:
erm, goose suppose to be bigger (and better) wor..
bbabe:
lol.. true true! absolutely duck!
pea:
yea.. cute la .. but too bad.. still food:P
faith:
awwww.. kind soul u.. (says ciki the heartless carnivore)
boo:
its true what you say.. and i wasn't surprise that you were spot on in your guess la.. haha.. :P i always wanna post your answers last coz i know, YOU'LL KNOW! can't bluff the expert..
j2kfm:
hmmm.. do i smell price fixing.. ?! same street summore..
it's also ex when i had it in HK. i prefer duck, coz i prefer gamier meat :p. j2kfm, yung kee was nice, but not something orgasmic la. so dont need to pinch that much :p hehe
what the duck?? haha, good one!
i always thought that ducks have a darker shade of grey. looks like i'm wrong! haha!
a goose mecca! looks like this babitarian has gotta hop over to the other side of meat to check it out! ;D
omGoose !
I so want your tender succulent meat
can or not pleasssseeeeeee
aiyoh ... what the dUCK :-)
HAHAHAAHAH!!! WHAT THE DUCK!!! YOU KILL ME LADY!
what a hilarious post.
GEESE! what a honker! are they imported live, or dead? that's blardy exp. i think if you weigh the meat, it might be equivalent to eating wagyu leh. does it come with a diseased liver, that you can pan sear?
oh ya, how DOES it compare with yung kee? that's the only place i've had it i think....
A good Roasted duck will do for me. Mainly because once plated, I cannot differentiate the taste between both birds.
=P
yeah Goose is much more expensive than duck.. I only knew this when 8tv's HoChak went to feature another roasted goose stall. but I think it's worth trying rite :D
next time u need to ask for the 1/4 that has the liver too...can hav foie gras goose rice...woot!
Ya...watdaduck! I'll go for the duck, hehe! Now you made me yearn for the Sunrise roast duck, aiyorr!
j2kfm, sc and fbb:
i have not eaten Yung Kee ler.. wanna take me ah? :P
nic:
i told u i was eating there rite.. haha:D
bsg:
can!
tummythoz:
same same..
vkeong:
prolly just once.. dat's it. Unless u r damn rich la
joe:
hahahaha.. i never thot of it dat way actually.. but u r rite.. provided the goose has hepatitis! Eyew..
pureglutton:
actually PHOTO (A) is that sunrise duck! how clever u r!
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