For instance, Peking duck is traditionally roasted in a closed oven but these days, both open and closed ovens may be used. Open ovens are often found in specialised roast duck shops as a brick fireplace on one side of a wall, with a pole of ducks hanging across it. The birds are the...
Peking — or Beijing roast — duck begins as a feast for the eyes. At specialty restaurants, the duck is presented to diners in much the same way a prized bottle of wine might be, before it is carved, table-side, into 120 thin slices of skin, then of what National Geographic refers ...