Helping the foreigners eat duck

The best thing about being in China is definitely the food culture. It's not just because I'm leaving soon that I'm starting to think about all the dishes I'm going to miss, you can't help but always be aware of how good it is. With so many choices, you never get bored of any of it, and never really find yourself taking it for granted. It's just about the food, it's the way you're supposed to have fun with it; eating is rarely about eating and running.

Beijing duck is the perfect example, they bring you a whole duck and make a whole song and dance about carving it up and serving all the various cuts on specific plates in front of you. After this particular carving session the waitress even took the time to make our first pancake for us. I'm still not sure if it's part of the service, or if she just assumed the foreigners would get it wrong so we needed help!