Peking Roast Duck is a world famous duck dish from Beijing and a ‘must-eat’ when visiting the city of Beijing. Quanjude restaurant is the most famous restaurant that offers the city’s most delicious roast duck. Opened in 1864, outside Qianmen the restaurant has sold an estimated 115 million Peking ducks.
At the restaurant, the ducks are roasted directly over flames of fruit tree wood and served with unique condiments and spices. Quanjude uses only the highest-quality ducks, which are date-red in color and roasted to perfection with a thin, crispy skin. The chef slices the tender duck meat with the skin, which is then served atop a thin pancake with green onions. There are restaurants that serve Peking duck all over the world, but to try the real thing, you have to visit Quanjude in Beijing.