Guilin Lotus Leaf Duck

Guilin Lotus Leaf Duck is a traditional nourishing and famous dish. It is skillfully made by wrapping a duck with the fresh lotus leaves grown in the lotus root ponds in the suburbs of Guilin. When making it, a fat and tender duck is selected as the main ingredient, and ingredients such as lean meat dices, cooked winter bamboo shoot dices, cured meat dices, fried litchi dices, and dried shrimps are also needed. First, fry the old duck in oil until its surface turns golden and set it aside. Then, stir - fry the dices of lean meat, cooked winter bamboo shoot dices, cured meat dices and other ingredients in the pot with salt, monosodium glutamate, and soy sauce until they are cooked and flavorful. Subsequently, put them into the belly of the fried duck, wrap it with lotus leaves, and steam it in a steamer over high heat. The finished product has tender and smooth duck meat. The fresh fragrance of the lotus leaves penetrates every texture of the duck meat. The fillings are diverse and savory. Although the production is not complicated, it has a unique flavor. When tasting, the fresh aroma of the lotus leaves comes to the nose first, followed by the tender and juicy duck meat and the rich flavor of the fillings. The three are perfectly integrated, bringing a wonderful enjoyment to the taste buds. It is not only rich in nutrition but also highly characteristic of the local area, being a dazzling delicacy on the dining tables in Guilin.