🍽️ Peking Duck

Made from high-quality meat ducks roasted over fruit-wood charcoal, with crispy skin and tender meat, it is an iconic Beijing dish.

Peking Duck is the signature dish of Beijing, prepared from specially raised meat ducks that are air-cured, glazed with maltose and roasted over fruit-wood charcoal in either hung or closed ovens. The skin comes out glossy reddish-brown and shatteringly crisp, while the meat beneath stays tender, juicy and evenly marbled. Chefs slice the duck tableside, keeping crisp skin attached to succulent meat, and diners wrap each piece in a thin lotus-leaf pancake with sweet bean sauce, scallion strips, cucumber matchsticks and garlic paste. The interplay of crunch, tenderness, savory sauce and fresh crunch is the dish's hallmark. Roasting heat and slicing technique decide its quality, and it is best enjoyed piping hot. As a centerpiece of Beijing banquets and a must-try for every visitor, it embodies the refined culinary culture of the capital.