Dish

Peking duck

北京烤鸭Běijīng kǎoyā

Cuisine: Beijing
Region: Beijing
Main ingredients: Roast duck, thin pancakes, sweet bean sauce, spring onion, cucumber

Flavour profile

Beijing's most famous dish: roast duck with crisp, lacquered skin, served with thin pancakes, spring onion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce.

Wine

Marselan

Ripe fruit meets the sweet sauce, while acidity cuts the rich skin.

Merlot

Soft tannins and red fruit flatter the duck without overpowering it.

Rice Wine

Jiafan

A semi-dry Shaoxing wine echoes the savoury, caramelised notes.

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Beer

Lager

A crisp lager refreshes between rich mouthfuls.

Xinjiang

羊肉串

Sichuan

麻婆豆腐

Sichuan / Chongqing

火锅