Big Bear is full of miscellaneous knowledge, little by little, bit by day: Eight Treasure Duck

Babao duck was introduced to Shanghai from Suzhou, and it is said that during Qianlong's southern tour, he ate a dish called glutinous rice duck in Suzhou and was full of praise. Later, Suzhou people brought this dish to Shanghai, and Shanghainese people felt that eating only sticky rice had no taste, and added some ingredients to the duck's stomach and changed its name to Babao Duck.

The duck master will take the duck bones, open the belly of the duck, fill in the glutinous rice and finely diced ham, shiitake mushrooms, lotus seeds, bamboo shoots, sausages and other ingredients, and tie the duck belly with thread after sealing the mouth, the duck looks like a gourd, so it is also called the eight treasure gourd duck.

The finished Babao duck needs to be poured with juice at the end. The duck is brought to the table, the duck belly is cut open, the thread that sews the duck belly is pulled out, the glutinous rice is exposed, and the soup is poured on the glutinous rice, and the dish is finally completed.

At the banquet, as soon as the Eight Treasure Duck appeared, it meant that the climax had arrived. At this time, everyone has begun to chat with each other, attracted by the eight treasure duck on the table, suddenly the attention returned to food, tender duck meat and rich glutinous rice to meet the stomach's expectations, this meal is considered solid.

Babao duck is a characteristic traditional dish in Suzhou, which belongs to Shanghai cuisine and Su cuisine. However, the Shanghai City God Temple Shanghai Old Hotel is the best, so it is praised by gourmets as a must-have and well-known at home and abroad.

In September 2018, it was rated as one of the top ten classic dishes in Shanghai as "Chinese Cuisine".