Nanjing salted duck
盐水鸭 · Nanjing, China
'Jinling's duck dishes are the best in the land': dry-cured, brined and simmered, with pale skin and tender meat.
Antes de ir · Know before you go
- Don't waste food
- when buying a whole duck, ask the shop to cut it for you rather than rummaging through them
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Culture
Cultura y costumbres
Contexto cultural
Nanjing is a food city famed for Jinling cuisine, above all its duck dishes, and salted duck holds a place in the south comparable to Peking duck in the north. Some historians believe the people of Nanjing have raised ducks for more than two thousand years. Salted duck goes through dry-curing, brining, drying and gentle simmering, so that the fat fully transforms. Many diners like autumn ducks best, saying their meat carries the scent of osmanthus, so it is also called 'osmanthus duck'.
Costumbres locales
- Usually served sliced as a cold dish
- Nanjingers also love duck blood and vermicelli soup and duck-fat sesame cakes
Etiquette
Normas y tabúes
Normas que se aplican aquí
China: don't get physical in a dispute
- Walk away from an argument and call the police if needed
- Pushing, shoving or fighting
Whoever starts it, taking part in a fight can bring a fine or detention, and the injured party usually demands compensation.
Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: China travel advice
China: carry your original passport
- Foreign visitors should carry their original passport
- Carrying only a copy or photo of your passport
Police make random ID checks and do not accept printouts; if you cannot show your passport, you may be fined or detained.
Verificado el 19 oct 2026Fuente: GOV.UK: China travel advice
No lo haga DON'T
- Don't waste food
- when buying a whole duck, ask the shop to cut it for you rather than rummaging through them
Lo que aprecian los locales DO
Nanjingers appreciate the 'whole duck' approach: salted duck with duck blood and vermicelli soup.
Plan your visit
Información práctica
Consejos de viaje
- There are many duck shops around the Confucius Temple and Xinjiekou, carving to order. Prices and opening hours are set by each shop
- popular old places often have queues, so go outside peak mealtimes.
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