Beijing Duck — Third Service (Duck Soup and Congee)
Beijing — Peking duck ceremony
Authentic Peking duck (Beijing kao ya) is traditionally served across three services. The first service is crispy skin. The second service is sliced duck flesh with pancakes. The third and final service utilises the duck carcass and remaining trim: the bones are cracked and simmered immediately to produce a milky-white duck broth, served with glass noodles or as a light congee. The full three-service ceremony is rare outside specialist restaurants.