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means A Beijing specialty of roast duck prized for its thin, lacquered, crackling skin, traditionally carved tableside and eaten wrapped in thin pancakes with scallion, cucumber, and sweet bean or hoisin sauce.

from Named simply for its city of origin — Peking, the older Western rendering of Beijing (from a French-influenced transliteration system that predates the pinyin 'Beijing' now standard). The dish itself traces back through imperial kitchens, where duck was prepared for emperors, eventually becoming a restaurant specialty open to everyone. The English name is geography, not poetry — but the technique behind it, including air-drying the skin and roasting it separate from the fat beneath, is the real engineering marvel.