The Peking Duck has a history of more than 600 years, and now it’s flying off the menu in the UK. According to China Daily:
British athletes and officials should seize the opportunity of staying in the Olympic Village and other visitors from the UK use their stay in China to gorge on the Peking Duck.
And it’s very important that they do so, for back home in the UK the dish could be off restaurants’ menu owing to a European Union (EU) ban on the ovens traditionally used to make it, the London-based Daily Mail has reported.
Victor Hor, front manager of Phoenix Palace in Marylebone, central London, was quoted as saying: “It has tied our hands but there’s nothing we can do about it, except make an apology for a mistake we didn’t make.”
Mu Dongliang, of the World Association of Chinese Cuisine, said: “No matter what happens, I don’t think Peking Duck will lose its international market. Traditional Peking Duck is delicious and healthy food.”
