Eating Duck in End of Heat  
 

Duck has a sweet flavor and according to Chinese traditional medicine it has a ‘cool’ nature. A folk tradition is to eat duck during the End of Heat period. There are many recipes for cooking duck such as roast duck, cooked duck with lemon, smoked duck with walnut dressing and sautéed duck with ginger shoots. The tradition of eating duck during the End of Heat period is still popular in Beijing today.

 

 

Source: Weather China

Translated by Chen Yanqiu

 
 
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