Beijing roast duck uses fresh duck, which is generally about 2.5 kg. The price of live ducks is around 15 yuan, and a 5 kg duck needs 75 yuan. Most of the common roast ducks are frozen white striped ducks, weighing about 2 kg, and a whole duck costs only 8 yuan. In addition, other production costs, labor costs, store rents, etc. are higher than the cost of ordinary roast duck.

2, the production process is different

Beijing roast duck is roasted by hanging furnace, using jujube, pear and other fruit trees as fuel, and the roasting time is also very long. What pays attention to is that the duck meat is tender outside and tender inside, with a fruity fragrance. The production process of ordinary roast duck restaurant is much simpler, just wash, marinate, air-dry and bake the bought frozen duck, and use ordinary environmental protection charcoal. As for the taste, different people have different opinions.

3. Brand effect

Beijing roast duck mainly eats brands, and the store also publicizes them, which are expensive and costly, so the price of this Beijing roast duck is naturally expensive. And this kind of ordinary roast duck restaurant mainly relies on word of mouth, and the store door is relatively small, so the cost is not high.

Extended data:

"Beijing Roast Duck" has a long history. As early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, "Roasted Duck" was recorded in the Book of Food Treasures. There is a record of "roast duck" in "Eating is about to" written by Hu Sihui, a physician in the Yuan Dynasty. Roasting duck is "barbecued duck with pork", which is the earliest roast duck.

After Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Yingtian (Nanjing), the chef of Ming Palace used Nanjing's plump and fleshy lake duck to make dishes. In order to increase the flavor of duck dishes, he baked them with charcoal fire to make them taste crisp and fragrant. In the late Qing Dynasty, DOG Roast Duck was praised by people, which was named "Roast Duck" by the palace.

"Beijing Roast Duck" is rich in nutrition, containing protein19.2g, fat 4 1 g, water 36.2g, vitamin B 1 B2, trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, manganese and zinc, and 18 amino acids per 100g.

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