Peking duck

American

noun

Chinese Cooking.

a roasted duck prized for its crisp skin, prepared by forcing air between skin and meat, brushing with sugar water, and hanging up to dry before final cooking.

Etymology

Origin of Peking duck

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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There, Xi hosted Trump and his delegation at the Great Hall of the People for a day of meetings and a banquet dinner of Peking duck and pan-fried pork buns.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

It’s the only resort in the Maldives with a Zuma, and its Cantonese restaurant, Li Long, a Peking duck expert from Beijing, helms the country’s first wood-fired oven.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

Peking duck gets its succulence from that bird’s fatty nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Opening this February will be a bao counter to hawk dumplings and steamed buns stuffed with Peking duck.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

"I'm gonna have the Peking duck, please. And a lemonade."

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

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