Peking Duck Meal

This is a Peking Duck meal we shared one evening in Beijing with Peter’s students and friends. After the meal we rented our own Karaoke room and sang Chinese and American songs till our hearts and voices were content.

The Peking Duck specialty is comprised of the cooked duck on a plate, some slivered cucumbers and onions, a rice “tortilla” and some plum sauce. The trick is to create your own Peking Duck “roll-up” with just using your chop sticks. The first part is the most difficult because you usually need a helper to hold down the other rice tortillas while you unstick yours. Then you dip the duck in the sauce, add the cucumbers and onions and roll it up and bring it to your mouth with only the chop sticks. It was yummy, but not as flavorful as some of the other dishes we had.
The object wrapped in a banana leaf is a glutinous rice cake for the Dragon Boat Festival that was celebrated that day.
Other Food we had in Beijing included….