Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: raw skin-on duck breast and a cut portion showing dark meat beneath pale skin and fat.

Duck

鸭肉Yāròu

Duck meat.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Duck meat ranges from deep pink to red. Skin-on cuts have pale skin over a layer of fat; breast and leg are common portions.

In the kitchen

Roasted whole for Peking duck.

This ingredient is the meat, not the finished roast-duck dish. Exact cuts vary.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有鸭肉吗?

Does this dish contain Duck?

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