Comments on: Not Crispy Aromatic Duck http://www.notdelia.co.uk/not-crispy-aromatic-duck/ For people who care about their food Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Not Delia http://www.notdelia.co.uk/not-crispy-aromatic-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-1019 Not Delia Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:04:19 +0000 http://www.notdelia.co.uk/?p=1722#comment-1019 Hi, thanks for your comments. Yeah, I know that pork doesn't taste anything like duck but I'm not such a big fan of duck and find it very fatty. I can see why this dish might disappoint you if you prefer duck, but honestly people scoffed it up and said how much they enjoyed it as being a nice change from the more usual party snacks. As for expense, the relative price of things depends on where you are. I was in Thailand when I wrote that blog posting and pork, even tenderloin, is very cheap there. Beef is expensive because you have to buy the imported meat to get good quality. Ostrich (locally produced) is high quality and cheap. Duck isn't that common, you get it mainly in Chinese restaurants (where duck is their speciality), and in top hotels (who offer dainty little spring rolls and the like). Hi, thanks for your comments. Yeah, I know that pork doesn’t taste anything like duck but I’m not such a big fan of duck and find it very fatty. I can see why this dish might disappoint you if you prefer duck, but honestly people scoffed it up and said how much they enjoyed it as being a nice change from the more usual party snacks.

As for expense, the relative price of things depends on where you are. I was in Thailand when I wrote that blog posting and pork, even tenderloin, is very cheap there. Beef is expensive because you have to buy the imported meat to get good quality. Ostrich (locally produced) is high quality and cheap.

Duck isn’t that common, you get it mainly in Chinese restaurants (where duck is their speciality), and in top hotels (who offer dainty little spring rolls and the like).

]]> By: chinoischef http://www.notdelia.co.uk/not-crispy-aromatic-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 chinoischef Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:43:23 +0000 http://www.notdelia.co.uk/?p=1722#comment-1018 I'm sorry you found duck expensive. Pork doesnt taste anything like crispy duck does it?? I think i find pork tenderloin more expensive in the south of england. Why did you go for lean meat? duck's not lean. Supermarkets sell fresh ducks for about £6 sometimes, otherwise they'll have them for that price in the freezer. My butcher sells them for £7 so it might be worth trying your butcher. Asian supermarkets also sell them. I imagine cheaply but i havent bought one. Simply roasting them gives a good result but gordon's recipe is good for chinese: Cut diamonds in the fat. Rub in salt, five spice, orange and lemon zest. Shove the fruit inside it. Roast it. 20 mins before it comes out spread honey/golden syrup over it. Rest it. I’m sorry you found duck expensive. Pork doesnt taste anything like crispy duck does it??
I think i find pork tenderloin more expensive in the south of england. Why did you go for lean meat? duck’s not lean.
Supermarkets sell fresh ducks for about £6 sometimes, otherwise they’ll have them for that price in the freezer. My butcher sells them for £7 so it might be worth trying your butcher.
Asian supermarkets also sell them. I imagine cheaply but i havent bought one.
Simply roasting them gives a good result but gordon’s recipe is good for chinese: Cut diamonds in the fat. Rub in salt, five spice, orange and lemon zest. Shove the fruit inside it. Roast it. 20 mins before it comes out spread honey/golden syrup over it. Rest it.

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