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Peking duck
北京烤鸭 Peking duck · Beijing, China
From a Yuan court recipe to the old shops of Qianmen: six hundred years of duck rolled in pancakes.
Antes de ir · Know before you go
- Don't waste lots of leftovers
- don't tap your bowl with chopsticks or stick them upright in rice
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Stories & people
Historias y personajes
Historia
From the Yinshan Zhengyao to the old shops of Qianmen
In 1330 Hu Sihui, the Yuan court's dietary physician, recorded a 'roast duck' in his 'Yinshan Zhengyao'. By the late Ming dynasty the method of Peking duck had fully taken shape, and it became one of the main dishes of imperial banquets. In 1416 Bianyifang, the first restaurant specialising in roast duck, opened at Xianyukou near Qianmen; more than four centuries later, in 1864, Quanjude opened in Beijing.
Fuente: Wikipedia: Peking duck
Culture
Cultura y costumbres
Contexto cultural
In 1330 Hu Sihui, imperial dietician to the Yuan court, recorded a 'roast duck' in his Yinshan Zhengyao (Principles of Correct Diet). Today's Peking duck took its full form only in the late Ming, becoming a centrepiece of court banquets. In 1416 Bianyifang, the first restaurant specialising in roast duck, opened at Xianyukou near Qianmen; Quanjude opened in Beijing in 1864. You wrap slices of duck in thin pancakes with spring onion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce.
Costumbres locales
- Carvers often slice the duck at your table
- dip the crispy skin in sugar first, then roll the meat in pancakes
- the carcass can be made into soup
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 lots of leftovers
- don't tap your bowl with chopsticks or stick them upright in rice
Lo que aprecian los locales DO
Beijingers appreciate diners who order sensibly and don't waste food.
Plan your visit
Información práctica
Consejos de viaje
- The closed-oven (Bianyifang) and hung-oven (Quanjude) methods are the two great schools — try one of each
- book ahead at popular restaurants. Prices and opening hours are set by each restaurant
- popular old places often have queues, so go outside peak mealtimes.
Photos
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City Foodsters · CC BY 2.0
Luca Gamberini · CC BY-SA 4.0
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