From the original post
The photo note
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Looking back
The SD Foodie take
Editorial commentary written from Roger’s original photograph and caption. Roger’s own words are the quoted photo note above.
The platter is a textbook presentation: lacquered skin sliced and fanned around the carved meat, with shredded scallions and a stack of steamed pancakes on the side.
Roger’s Cantonese hashtags include one for drooling, which is about as clear a review as a caption can give. Peking duck turns up again and again in his posts, from family dinners in San Diego to Xindalu in Shanghai later that year; this platter shows why.
The quick critique
What stood out
- Crisp skin fanned around the platter
- Steamed pancakes and scallions
- Carved tableside-style presentation
Bottom line
Archive verdict
A picture-perfect Peking duck — the kind of plate Roger kept seeking out, city after city.