北京烤鸭的吃法英文叙述

How to Eat Peking Duck in Beijing

How to order: An average-sized duck will feed up to 8 or 10 people. Single diners and couples can sometimes order half ducks, or take home a lot of doggy bags (ducky bags?).

Etiquette: A chef will arrive with your duck and carve it. Carving is an art form; a skilled chef can carve up to 120 slices in four or five minutes, with at least a sliver of deep red skin on each piece to strike a balance between succulence and crunchiness. Watch closely and compliment his carving skills. Don’t be afraid to applaud when he finishes.

Eat like an expert: It’s polite to first serve a few slices of duck to your guests, then serve yourself. Don’t stick to just the leaner parts of the duck. Savor the skin.

The basic ingredients for wrapping the duck include crepe-like pancakes, scallions, cucumbers and a hoisin (plum) sauce. Spread a thin layer of plum sauce over a pancake. Add a few slivers of scallion and cucumber, then