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Peking duck

 
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–noun Chinese Cookery.
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.
Also called Beijing duck.

Origin:
1875–80
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Peking Duck Los Angeles
Experience Exquisite Asian Food. Philippe Chow. Now in W. Hollywood.
www.PhilippeChow.com
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freshandeasy.com/Poultry
Peking duck  
n.  A Chinese dish of roast duck with crispy skin.

[After Peking (Beijing), China.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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