Friday, January 21, 2011

Beijing Roast Duck, the Most Famous Dish in Beijing, China

Beijing Roast Duck is widely acknowledged as the most famous, popular dish in Beijing, China. The mainly ingredient of Beijing Roast Duck is the rare-breed duck. The recipe for cooking the world-famous dish was first developed during the Ming Dynasty. It is a must-try dish if you take a tour to Beijing, China.

How Beijing Roast Duck is Cooked

First, ducks are spilt open, dressed, scalded and then dried. When roasting ducks, it's better to use fruit tree branches (jujube tree branches particularly) as firewood to lend more unique flavor to the ducks.

Second, a steady temperature should be always kept in the oven. Ducks must be rotated in order to be evenly roasted. It takes roughly 50 minutes to roast them. When the duck skin turns crisp and golden brown, the duck is done.

Third, the duck is sliced into approximately 120 thin pieces, each of which is with both skin and meat.

How to savor Beijing Roast Duck

First, dip each piece of duck meat into the sweet sauce and/or mashed garlic according to your preference.

Then, wrap the meat together with stalks of shallots, cucumber or turnip in the thin pancake and eat it with your hands.

The Top Three Roast Duck Restaurants in Beijing, China

Beijing offers numerous restaurants where you can feast on authentic Beijing Roast Duck, but the top three restaurants to try the world-renowned dish include Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant, the time-honored Bianyifang Restaurant, and DaDong Roast Duck Restaurant.

Beijing Roast Duck looks golden brown and tastes crispy, fatty but never greasy. It's no wonder that Beijing Roast Duck is often acclaimed as the World's Top Delicacy. Don't miss Beijing Roast Duck if you take tours to Beijing China.

Beijing is China's political, cultural and transportation hub and second largest city. It is also a world-renowned tourist city which is home to numerous world-famous tourist attractions, include the grand Great Wall of China, the enigmatic Forbidden City, the magnificent Temple of Heaven, and the gorgeous Summer Palace, etc. Beijing, with its unique personality, receives over thousands of millions of visitors from every part of the world. More information about Beijing China tour packages.

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