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Duclair Duck
The Duclair duck is a type of Rouen duck named after the town of Duclair in Normandy and traditionally raised in the region for both eggs and meat. Official standards were established for the breed on November 23, 1923. Appearance The Duclair duck is a type of Rouen duck and is also described as resembling the Swedish Blue. Males weigh up to and females up to . There are two color varieties, black and a less common blue. Both have a single white feather on each wing and a white bib. Official standards were established for the breed on November 23, 1923. Males are lighter and have an emerald green head and neck and blue-green wings. Excerpted i''The New York Times'' November 23, 1879. Eggs have a blue-green shell and an average weight of about . Uses Duclair ducks were traditionally raised for both eggs and meat, and are particularly suitable for roast duck. The meat has a "gamy" taste compared to other breeds of duck. Pressed duck originated in Duclair using Duclair ducks; so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duclair Duck Crop
Duclair () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. INSEE A breed of duck is named after the town; the ''canard Duclair'' is black with a white bib. Geography A farming and town situated some west of the centre of at the junction of the D43, D5 and the D982 roads. The river[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouen Duck
The Rouen is a heavyweight breed of domesticated duck raised primarily for decoration, exhibition or as general purpose ducks. Since they are not prolific egg layers, Rouen ducks are most commonly bred for their meat. The breed originated in France sometime before the 19th century. Description The plumage coloring of both the Rouen drake and the Rouen duck are nearly identical to that of the Mallard drake and Mallard duck. The Mallard color pattern is referred to as gray. Males have green heads, white collars, black tail coverts and dark, ashy brown tail feathers, a gray body, and a deep claret breast. The female Rouen hens are a consistent shade of mahogany brown, with a brown crown and tan eye-stripes extending from bill to the back of the eyes. Another feature of the female color pattern is the distinct, detailed penciling found on feathers of the head, neck, body, most of the wing and tail. Rouen females can be much darker brown than Mallard females. Both sexes also have b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duclair
Duclair () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. INSEE A breed of is named after the town; the ''canard Duclair'' is black with a white bib. Geography A and town situated some west of the centre of at the junction of the D43, D5 and the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (a part of France) and the Channel Islands (mostly the British Crown Dependencies). It covers . Its population is 3,499,280. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language. Large settlements include Rouen, Caen, Le Havre and Cherbourg. The cultural region of Normandy is roughly similar to the historical Duchy of Normandy, which includes small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: ''Îles Anglo-Normandes'') are also historically part of Normandy; they cover and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Blue
The Swedish Blue ( sv, Svensk blå anka, italic=no) or Blue Swedish is a Swedish breed of domestic duck. It emerged during the nineteenth century in what was then Swedish Pomerania, located in present-day north-east Germany. History The Swedish Blue emerged during the nineteenth century in what was then Swedish Pomerania, now located in north-east Germany; the first documented mention is from 1835. Some birds were exported to the United States in 1884, and it was added to the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association in 1904 as the "Swedish", with the single color variety "blue". The population of the Swedish Blue in Sweden consists of only 148 breeding birds; its conservation status worldwide was listed as "critical" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2007Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/a1250e/annexes/List%20of%20breeds%20documented%20in%20the%20Global%20Databank%20for%20Anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roast Duck
In cooking and gastronomy, duck or duckling is the meat of several species of bird in the family Anatidae, found in both fresh and salt water. Duck is eaten in many cuisines around the world. It is a high-fat, high-protein meat rich in iron. Duckling nominally comes from a juvenile animal, but may be simply a menu name. One species of freshwater duck, the mallard, has been domesticated and is a common livestock bird in many cultures. The Pekin duck is another livestock breed of importance, particularly in North America. Magret refers specifically to the breast of a mulard or Muscovy (or Barbary) duck that has been force fed to produce foie gras. Duck meat Duck is particularly predominant in the Chinese cuisine—a popular dish is Peking duck, which is made from the Pekin duck. Duck meat is commonly eaten with scallions, cucumbers and hoisin sauce wrapped in a small spring pancake made of flour and water or a soft, risen bun known as gua bao. In Cantonese cuisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressed Duck
Pressed duck (french: canard à la presse, caneton à la presse, canard à la rouennaise, caneton à la rouennaise or canard au sang) is a traditional French dish. The complex dish is a specialty of Rouen and its creation attributed to an innkeeper from the city of Duclair. Since the 19th century, it has also been a specialty of the Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris where it is formally known as the ''Caneton Tour d'Argent'' (Tour d'Argent duckling). It consists of various parts of a duck served in a sauce of its blood and bone marrow, which is extracted by way of a press. It has been considered "the height of elegance." Preparation First, a duck (preferably young and plump) is asphyxiated to retain the blood. The duck is then partially roasted. Its liver is ground and seasoned, then the legs and breast are removed. The remaining carcass (including other meat, bones, and skin) is then put in a specially-designed press, similar to a wine press. Pressure is then applied to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre (and Honfleur on the left bank). It is navigable by ocean-going vessels as far as Rouen, from the sea. Over 60 percent of its length, as far as Burgundy, is negotiable by large barges and most tour boats, and nearly its whole length is available for recreational boating; excursion boats offer sightseeing tours of the river banks in the capital city, Paris. There are 37 bridges in Paris across the Seine (the most famous of which are the Pont Alexandre III and the Pont Neuf) and dozens more outside the city. A notable bridge, which is also the last along the course of the river, is the Pont de Normandie, the ninth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anneville-Ambourville
Anneville-Ambourville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography Anneville-Ambourville is a quarrying and farming village situated in the Roumois, inside a meander of the river Seine, some northwest of Rouen near the junction of the D45 with the D64 road. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The thirteenth-century château d'Ambourville, known as the 'Templars manorhouse', with an octagonal dovecote. * The château des Girouettes (or the manor of the Grand-Hôtel) with a 17th-century dovecote and chapel. * The sixteenth-century Brescy manorhouse. * The Manor de La Cheminée Tournante, dating from the seventeenth century. * The church of St.Remi, dating from the sixteenth century. * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century. * The sixteenth-century stone cross. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Mariti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the population of the metropolitan area (french: aire d'attraction) is 702,945 (2018). People from Rouen are known as ''Rouennais''. Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy during the Middle Ages. It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties, which ruled both England and large parts of modern France from the 11th to the 15th centuries. From the 13th century onwards, the city experienced a remarkable economic boom, thanks in particular to the development of textile factories and river trade. Claimed by both the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War, it was on its soil that Joan of Arc was tried and burned alive on 30 May 1431. Severely damaged by the wave of bombing in 1944, it nevertheless regained its economic dyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State
New York, officially the State of New York, is a U.S. state, state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an Canada–United States border, international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallard
The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. Males have purple patches on their wings, while the females (hens or ducks) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-bordered black or iridescent blue feathers called a speculum on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers. The mallard is long, of which the body makes up around two-thirds the length. The wingspan is and the bill is long. It is often slightly heavier than most other dabbling ducks, weighing . Mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
