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2019-09-16
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Food RundownVinasse Roasted Peking Duck, half, $179You'll probably see this on every table at Zither Garden. The sifu (or shifu) comes from Beijing's Quan Ju De (全聚德) and rumor has it that he's been preparing roasted peking ducks his entire career. He'll perform the slicing by your table and each roasted duck is cut into exactly 108 pieces, with the first five pieces being the crown jewels. The suggested serving method is to dip each of them in sugar and/ or honey plum sauce. If you need somethi
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Vinasse Roasted Peking Duck, half, $179
You'll probably see this on every table at Zither Garden. The sifu (or shifu) comes from Beijing's Quan Ju De (全聚德) and rumor has it that he's been preparing roasted peking ducks his entire career. He'll perform the slicing by your table and each roasted duck is cut into exactly 108 pieces, with the first five pieces being the crown jewels. The suggested serving method is to dip each of them in sugar and/ or honey plum sauce. If you need something rich and melt-in-the-mouth, this is it.
We had the Zither Garden Vinasse Roasted Peking Duck (instead of the regular Roasted Peking Duck). The server explained that both were essentially the same, except that the Vinasse would be roasted with, well, vinasse (酒糟), which is a residual liquid from alcohol fermentation and distillation, giving the duck skin a tint of a sugary, alcoholic aroma. I didn't taste both versions side by side and was unable to tell whether this was really any different.
Anyhow, all the gimmicky stuff aside, I'd give the duck meat 80% in terms of its flavor, tenderness and texture, placing Zither Garden near the top for Peking Duck in Hong Kong. You should order it if you're here.
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