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(Ironically, this is from an article about the UK banning the oven for cooking the ducks.
No oven = no ducks)
My favorite dish award goes to the best dish on Earth: the Peking Duck (北京烤鸭). This centuries old dish originated from imperial times in China and remains a favorite today, for good reasons too. Premium duck roasted over a live flame creates the perfectly crispy skin and juice meat. After it leaves the oven, the duck is skillfully cut into thin slices with skin and meat. It is eaten with thin pancakes (more like paper thin flat breads), spring onions, and hoisin sauce. The best place to enjoy this dish is, of course, in its native home in Beijing (used to be called Peking, hence Peking Duck). Two restaurants famous for their delicious duck are Quanjude and Bianyifang, so be sure to visit if you are ever in Beijing. You won't be disappointed. Yummy!!
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