Eating Beijing duck in Beijing
– watch how a Beijing duck is carved
http://africasiaeuro.com/youtube/ – One of the highlights of every Beijing visit – a must for first time visitors – See how a Bejing duck is prepared and carved on front of restaurant visitors. Bejing duck is a traditional dish in China where emphasis is being laid upon slicing of the skin, rather than its meat. Though the duck meat is eaten, it is the skin that is the delicacy. The skin is rubbed with honey and baked in a special oven under a low temperature for hours, paying attention of not to dry out the duck completely. When the skin of the duck is baked crispy brown, the duck is ready. You then can enjoy a real Beijing duck. Sometimes Bejing duck is called after the old name : Peking duck. Whichever, you should try this dish at least once in a lifetime.
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