We had Peking Duck for dinner this evening. It is my grandson’s favorite dish. He did very well in his end of year school examination, having topped in four subjects in the whole form ( a total of 8 classes ) and obtaining 2nd position in his class. So his mum bought dinner.
There was blended chili, fresh sliced chili and pickled cabbage on the table.
Then came the kropok which is deep fried crispy prawn crackers, a favorite with many people.
This was followed by a bamboo basket of thin round pancakes, a dish of spring onions shredded very fine and a dish of cucumber cut into short oblong pieces.
Soon the Peking duck was wheeled out on a trolley and the waiter sliced the crispy skin off the duck.
How is Peking duck eaten?
First lay a piece of pancake on your plate and spread some sweet sauce on it. Then put some spring onion, cucumber and a couple of slices of the Peking duck skin on it.
Roll it up and then eat it.
As my granddaughter and her grandfather like duck drumsticks, the waiter was instructed to cut them out for us. So the two drumsticks were eagerly taken up by granddad and granddaughter. My granddaughter cut up the drumstick and wrapped the meat in the pancakes, enjoying them.
The remnants of the duck were then taken back to the kitchen to make soup. The meat was first sliced off to fry with noodles while the bony parts were boiled with towfoo ( bean curd ) and salted vegetable.
After we had enjoyed the pancake rolls, the soup was brought out together with the fried noodles.
The soup was very delicious, as was the fried noodles.
Thus every part of the Peking duck was used up to cook a complete meal. It took us a while before we finished our dinner and we went home replete.
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