Peking Duck

Considered one of China’s national dishes, Peking Duck is a whole roast duck seasoned with Chinese spices. There are a few methods to prepare this dish including roasting the duck over an open flame and pumping air between the skin and meat. Traditionally, it is skillfully carved into slices each having a bit of crispy skin attached to the meat. Peking duck is eaten with soft Chinese pancakes. The origins of this succulent duck dish can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty when Mongol emperors ruled China and domesticated ducks were abundant.