Poultry
American Buff
B tier
American Buff is a soft apricot-buff coloured utility goose selected in North America for medium-to-large meat birds with calm temperaments. Flavour is classic domestic goose—rich dark meat, good fat, festive aroma—without the extreme bulk of some European heavies. Roast for Thanksgiving alternatives or European-style winter feasts; the buff pinfeathers can leave slight colour on skin but do not affect taste. Pair with sweet potato, cranberry, or pecan stuffing for an American table.
Also known as: American Buff, Buff goose
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History
Buff-coloured geese appeared in American farm flocks from mixed utility stock.
American Buff was admitted to the American Poultry Association standard.
Numbers declined with overall drop in US goose farming.
Conservation breeders maintained American Buff for heritage meat.