Peking duck


nounChinese Cooking.
  1. a roasted duck prized for its crisp skin, prepared by forcing air between skin and meat, brushing with sugar water, and hanging up to dry before final cooking.

Origin of Peking duck

1
First recorded in 1875–80
  • Also called Beijing duck.

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