Peking duck

noun

: a Chinese dish consisting of roasted duck meat and strips of crispy duck skin topped with scallions and sauce and wrapped in thin pancakes

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Mains include Chilean sea bass, Peking duck, Toban filet mignon and for dessert, a seasonal raspberry mousse with rose water guimauve dipped in chocolate will be served with fresh raspberries and white chocolate glaze. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025 But the tables are still filled with loyal families and local dignitaries, and the menu is reassuringly traditional—Peking duck, herbal soups, and seafood cooked every which way. Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024

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First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Peking duck was in 1955

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“Peking duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Peking%20duck. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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