Peking duck has wow-factor. When you go to restaurants in China, they will carve the duck in front of you to serve with different condiments - normally spring onion, cucumber, sauce - and pancakes.

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Place all of the marinade ingredients into a shallow bowl and mix well to coat the duck. Marinate for as long as you can - preferably overnight ...

The duck has one very meaty side and one side rich in fat. Once you extract the duck fat from searing it, it is recommended ...

Geoff and Martin Boetz, who I worked with at Longrain, have been two of my biggest influences. Similar to Peking duck, the skin is marinated in sugar, which helps it caramelise nicely in the oven. And ...

You can now also buy Saveur peking duck in some supermarkets and speciality food stores. For the thin pancakes to wrap the duck and the hoisin sauce to accompany it, see the recipes on our peking ...