Why are Nanjing people so obsessed with ducks? It can be roughly divided into two reasons: first, Nanjing belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate, with abundant rain, and it is hot and humid all the year round. Eating too much meat will lead to the accumulation of moisture in the human body, causing excessive internal heat. Duck belongs to waterfowl, and its meat is cool, so no matter how people eat it, it will not get angry, so it has become the most popular meat in the local area. Second, there are many lakes and rich waters in Nanjing, which is especially suitable for ducks to survive. It is said that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the King of Wu had "encircled ducks" in Nanjing.
Nanjing people eat ducks in various ways, such as Jinling roast duck, salted duck, salted duck, sauce duck, four pieces of duck, duck blood vermicelli soup and so on. In addition, the traditional Nanjing salted duck also tests the chef's skill. The locals even have a saying: the standard to test a chef's quality is to see if his salted duck is good enough.
In addition, Nanjing people eat ducks with a sense of ceremony. When their life is not smooth and they hit a wall everywhere, they will choose to eat ducks for bad luck. When they meet happy things, they will also choose to eat ducks to celebrate, even on their birthdays. In their view, there is nothing that a duck can't solve.