What is Peking Duck.
The “superstar” of Chinese cuisine!
Exclusive to palaces 600 years ago, now sought after worldwide.
Secret Weapon: Crispy Potato Chip Skin + Juicy Tender Duck Meat
Why Special?(3 magic numbers)
① 108 knives
Chefs like artists!
Slices the whole duck precisely –
Each slice comes with crispy skin + tender meat.
② 70 minutes
Duck hanging into the oven.
Fruit wood (apple/date) slow roasted-
The sweet aroma seeps into every inch!
③ 40 days to nourish
Specially selected Peking Duck listening to music and eating a nutritious meal.
Meat is more tender and not fishy!
How to eat it?DIY Chinese Taco
Step 1: Take super thin ruffled tortillas (like mini tacos)
Step 2: put duck + cucumber strips + shredded scallions
Step 3: Drizzle sweet pasta sauce (not chocolate sauce!)
Step 4: Roll it up → click and eat!
Hidden ways to eat it.
Duck skin dipped in sugar: melts in your mouth like “meat candy”.
Duck Legs with Garlic Paste: A Local’s Secret to Relieving Fatigue
Duck Rack Soup: Bones simmered to a milky white color, a must for warming up the stomach
The story is better than the flavor
1420: Invented by the Imperial Chef of the Ming Dynasty Emperor
1971: U.S. Secretary of State Kissinger visited China and ate three of them in a row!
2025: Inducted into the United Nations “Gourmet Cultural Heritage”.
Global Duck Fever
London: 3-hour queue at Netflix restaurant
New York: Dai Dong Roast Duck gets Michelin Star
Tokyo: A New Way to Eat Roast Duck Sushi
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