BeijingDuckorBeijingRoastDuck

　　BeijingRoastduckisthoughttobeoneofthemostdeliciousdishesallovertheworld;mostvisitorscomingtoBeijingwillneverforgettohaveatry.EatingPekingduckisseentobeoneofthetwothingsyouareabsolutelysupposedtodowhileinBeijing.

　　Howroastduckwasmade?

　　YoumightwanttoknowmoreabouthowPekingRoastedDuckismade.Theducksareraisedforthesolepurposeofmakingthefood.Force-fed,theyarekeptincageswhichrestrainthemfrommovingabout,soastofattenthemupandmakethemeatcomparablytender.

　　SpecialfarmssupplyplumpBeijingducksweighinganaverageof2.5kilogramseach.ThetwofamousBeijingcondimentshops,LiubijuandTianyuan,supplythedarktangybeansaucespreadonthepancakes.Thefragrantsesameoilandrefinedsugararealsospeciallyselected.Finally,onlythewoodoffruittreessuchasdate,peachandpearareusedintheroastingprocesstogivethemeatitsuniquefragrance.

　　这段是做法：

　　Selectaduckwithwholeskin.Firsttheducksarerubbedwithspices,saltandsugar,andthenkepthungintheairforsometime.Cutsopenthebellyanddraw,andtheninserta2inchlongpieceofwoodtosupportthechestboneandtostretchtheskin.Hooktheduckbytheneck,spreaddilutedmaltoseoverit.Hangtheduckinanairyplacetodry.

　　Thestuffedduckishungintheroasterandkettlesofhotwaterareplacedinfronttofillouttheduck.Propertimingandtemperatureareimportantandtheduckisturnedoftenenoughtoroastthemcompletelyandevenly.(Try350°Fturnevery15minutes,totalroastingtimeabout40minutes).Roastuntilgoldenbrownwithrichgreaseperspiringoutsideandhaveaniceodor.