8 quacking good duck dishes

While duck isn't a common poultry protein in western culture, it flies in French and Asian cuisine. Its strong and fatty flavour makes it a tender contender for marinading, curing, steaming - the list goes on. Quack out these delicious duck dishes, sure to have you waddling for more.

Source: Adam Liaw

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Shortcut Peking duck pancakes

SBS Food editor Camellia Aebischer shares her shortcut version of the classic Chinese dish. Making soft, thin Peking duck pancakes at home is so easy you can make 30 at once with minimal effort. Talk about a strong return on investment!

Peking duck pancakes Source: Camellia Aebischer

Five spice duck noodles

Aromatic five-spice powder is used extensively in Hong Kong cuisine and is beautiful as a seasoning for fatty duck meat.

Source: Adam Liaw

Duck larb

There is no doubt that a good larb is a little complex, with lots of ingredients - but with bags of flavour, it’s worth the effort. Lemongrass, lime leaves and good fish sauce are essential elements along with the roasted rice, which is what larb is all about.

Source: Far Flung with Gary Mehigan

Duck sang choy bao

Being a fattier meat than chicken, duck sang choy bao is just that more delicious. With ginger, cloves and honey, it's slightly sweet and has plenty of umami.

Source: Adam Liaw

Sichuan beer duck

This fragrant duck dish combines the sweet and numbing heat of Sichuanese spices with fresh aromatics, all braised together in a light beer sauce. If you're a fan of Sichuan cuisine, this is one dish you can't miss.

Sichuan beer duck Source: Adam Liaw

Lap mei fan (Hong Kong cured duck rice)

This traditional Chinese clay pot dish serves up a variety of cured meats with a homemade sweet soy sauce.

Source: Adam Liaw

Duck à l’orange

This is a dish best planned in advance, as it requires two days of marinading to give the duck the most intense orange flavour and such incredible tenderness. Well worth the while!

Source: Adam Liaw

Duck with bamboo shoot curry

Duck makes for an excellent curry meat, absorbing the garlic and ginger marinade overnight and cooked slow for a tender meal.

Source: Andrew Dorn