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In article <ebd_9404032239@blkcat.fidonet.org>  
Tom.Hosler@f630.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Tom Hosler) writes:
>             What exactly is peking duck??? I have heard of it but don't  
know
> what it is??? except that it has duck in it of course....
> 
>                               Dr.Moose

Peking (now Beijing) is THE CITY in China......(so Beijing Duck is...  
like...the Boston Chicken....).  The phonetic translation from chinese is  
"Bei Jing Cow Ya" and it means Beijing roast duck.  

Bei - north.  The same character as the "pei" in "Taipei," the city at the 
	  northern tip of Taiwan.  More accurately pronounced as "Taibei."
Jing - city
Cow - roast 
Ya -duck

Do not get mixed up with the at least one other style of roasted duck in  
many chinese/asian/hongkongnese stores like Maxim.  These are typically  
Cantonese style.... Beijing roast duck is really eaten for the flavor of  
the skin - red, tasty, crispy and not greasy...and with rice wrappers,  
which is like tortillas the chinese version.  Of course no one will laugh  
at you if you just eat it without the wrapper or just eat it with rice..I  
do not know if that is really the traditional way anyway...

A GOOD Beijing duck is not easy to get (I have tried).  It is also more  
expensive than most common dishes.

Is that what you want?......

Mike