There are roast ducks in the north and ginger ducks in the south. People who have lived in Xiamen or Quanzhou for a long time must have eaten ginger duck. It can be inferred from the name of the dish that a handful of ginger and a duck can make up a delicious dish. Ginger duck originated in Fujian, and later spread to other parts of China, such as Taiwan Province Province, and even overseas. It's a traditional snack in Fujian.

According to "China Medicinal Diet Spectrum" and "China Pharmacopoeia", ginger duck was originally a royal diet, which was created by Wu Zhong, a famous doctor in Shang Dynasty, and later spread to Ming Dynasty, so it became a famous dish. Then why is it called ginger duck? In fact, ginger is called ginger mother in Minnan dialect, and the duck made of ginger is called ginger mother duck.

Jiangmu duck