A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
An animal cooking fat used in softened form when mixed with flour for pastry.
In the kitchen
Mixed into both the dough and the pastry paste for duck-fat shaobing.
Duck fat is distinct from chicken fat and pork lard; these are not interchangeable ingredient identities.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有鸭油吗？
Does this dish contain Duck fat?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
