Grey Goose

Grey Goose

　　　　Product Name: Grey Goose

　　Product Origin: Jinhua, Zhejiang

　　Product Characteristics: Early maturity, fast fattening, tender meat, delicious taste, an excellent dish for meals

　　Product Function: Feathers can be used to make down

　　Product History: The 1911-1949 Republican-era "Xuanping County Annals" recorded: “Locally there are grey geese, but no pure white ones.” The grey goose is a traditional specialty of the county, commonly raised by farmers, especially along the banks of the Wuyi River, Shuxi, and Xuanpingxi (Liucheng).

　　Product Introduction: Generally raised for 70–80 days before going to market. In the past, they were sold only within the county, with relatively few commercial geese. After the 1980s, the annual number of grey geese exported from the county reached 160,000–170,000, most of which were sold to places such as Wenzhou and Fujian. Depending on the different seasons of slaughter for adult grey geese, they are categorized into New Year’s Geese, Qingming Geese, Dragon Boat Festival Geese, and Summer Geese. Goslings hatched before Qingming that grow strong with good rearing conditions fatten up quickly and are mostly kept as breeding stock.