[Bird Encyclopedia] Kachofu (3) Karigane / Hakugan / Hakucho
Karigane
|Nature and Flavor|Efficacy, same as |Wild Goose|.
Hakugan
|Nature and Flavor, same as |Wild Goose|. |Taste is |mild, with |little |fat, and is |excellent. |In autumn, |the eighth month, the hakugan |arrives |first, |followed by the karigane. The magan |arrives |last. |In spring, |at the end of the second month, the magan |returns |first, and by the third or fourth month, the hakugan |returns |last.
* "Autumn, the eighth month" refers to the current ninth month of autumn.
* "Spring, the second month" refers to the current third month of spring.
Hakucho
|Swan |Taste is |sweet, |highly |warming, and |contains |poison. |Salt-cured, or |alternatively, |roasted and |eaten, it |increases |vitality. |Common in the |Kanto and |Oshu |regions. |Extremely |fatty, and |if overeaten, it |causes |eye diseases and |head sores.
* "Salt-cured" refers to preservation with salt.
* "Kanto" refers to the Kanto region.
* "|Oshu" refers to Mutsu Province.
* "|Head sores" refers to boil-like sores that form on the head. Kashiragasa. Reference: "Nihon Daijirin (Head sores)" (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
* "|Causes" refers to breaking out.
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