Do you like deep-fried duck?
By secretbear
@secretbear (19448)
Philippines
September 24, 2011 3:13am CST
Kinulob na itik (deep-fried duck) is a popular dish here in our town. I just love it especially with it's sweet sauce! We love it as viand here in our house. If we don't have a viand, my nephew will just buy kinulob and all of use will be satisfied. ^^
Me and my friends especially like it as finger foods in a drinking session. It's a good pulutuan!
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
Hi secretbear!
I think this is one food that I really missed eating. When I was still living in Laguna, I am always looking forward on Sundays, because that's the time when there's a "kinulob na Itik" Vendor in our place. they are selling it near the cockpit arena which is near to our house. I really like it that sometimes I feel like its better than chicken!
And also, I have a friend living in Victoria, Laguna, she said that "kinulob na itik" is their specialty.
Here in Cebu, what I usually tasted is their "Patutin" which is also good.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
I have also heard that kinulob is a specialty of Victoria. I think I have even seen statues of ducks in that town. ^^ But I'm glad I don't have to go to Victoria just to buy good kinulob na itik.
Someone here mentioned patutin, too! So I guess she's from Cebu. How is patutin cooked?
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
7 Oct 11
You can always request from your family to prepare or buy those foods you miss.
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
1 Oct 11
Lucky you! I wish I could have one when I get my vacation this coming December...miss a lot of foods from our place.
I don't really know how they cook the "patutin" but the one that I tasted have sauce, some pineapple, star anise... its sweet and spicy and the meat is really soft. So I guess they just boil it for a long time in the marinade that they made.
@iRiZkiE (68)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
i haven't really experienced eating fried duck..but based on your statement i guess i will also find it delicious when i'll have the chance to taste it... here in our place we serve ducks in a cuisine we call "PATUTIN" and it's very yummy.. sometimes my partner would even tell me to stop eating na because i can really consume a lot of it. hehehehehe
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
Where are you from?? I have never heard Patutin, sounds funny! *peace* How is it cooked?
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
27 Sep 11
Never had it, but I'd love to.
Haven't had deep-fried turkey either and that's been a big thing in my country for the last few years.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
27 Sep 11
NO, i dun like ducks at all.. haha I dun even eat duck rice so there's no way i will take deep fried duck. I find its meat tough, much tougher than a chicken and it's not as tasty too. Given any circumstances, chicken will always be my number one choice. Duck's tongue is nice too, have u tried it before, secret? It's popular in hongkong.. haha
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@chiwasaki (4694)
• Philippines
30 Sep 11
It is also a specialty here in Angono, Rizal. I love the taste of fried itik specially with the sweet and hot sauce. We usually buy it if there's a celebration.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
7 Oct 11
Yeah! I think the hot sauce is the main reason why it is delicious.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
mandrake, balut is yummy! I love balut! Why do you not like it?
Jill, chickens and ducks are similar, right? They are both poultry animals. Why would you not eat a duck?
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
25 Sep 11
I have never had 'deep-fried duck' but I very much enjoy the Chinese style of 'Crispy Roast Duck' where the duck is roasted so that the skin is crisp and the meat is shredded with a fork before serving. It is generally served with small, thin pancakes, finely shredded spring onion and a plum sauce.
Each person takes a pancake, spreads it with a little of the sauce and then fills it with some duck meat and a little onion and rolls it up. This makes it a very social occasion since everyone has to sit round the central platter and serve themselves. As a result, the conversation flows and, on the whole, one eats slowly, enjoying the flavours.
This style of eating is not traditionally practised in England, though many other countries have national dishes which are served in this way - either ready cooked or where raw ingredients are cooked on a small central cooking stove - and many English people have discovered and adopted them.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
Yeah, I have heard of that dish from one of the responses here. It sounds really interesting because I have never heard of any kind of meat served with pancakes.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
Ducks are not that expensive here, I think they're the same as chickens in terms of price but ducks are not produced and sold like chickens here. You can say that ducks are a little special here, or just unpopular.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
26 Sep 11
A colleague brought a deep fried duck one and it tastes great. However, I need to bite at it real hard since it's meat is not as tender as a chicken's. It's got that peculiar smell too. but overall, it tastes good and that's what matters most.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
It was probably not cooked properly that's why the meat was not tender enough and the peculiar smell was not removed.
@lingaypaculdar (337)
• Philippines
25 Sep 11
I like it, too, but fried chicken is still the best for me. Duck is not always available in our town. Chickens? Very many.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
It's the same here actually. Ducks are not really available in large quantities like chicken does. I guess it's because ducks are not very much popular here.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
25 Sep 11
Deep fired duck? I haven't even that kind of meat but I am willing to try other foods (or recipes for that matter) for the sake of variety in my palate. I kinda envy you since it sounds like it's really really good. If I have an opportunity, I would most certainly try it until my taste buds will want nothing more.
Your description is making my mouth to water. I'm not really an adventurer when it comes to food but my palate is screaming for more food varieties. A pity that none in our family is a chef or we don't have a good restaurant to dine in once in awhile. Your duck sound like gourmet with a discount price tag. sigh. Maybe I should move to your place or is it possible to order it online?
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
I'm not sure if it can be ordered online. I have not encountered online restaurants or something that deliver this dish. But you can always try and search for it in the web.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
You are really from Laguna, I know they make one of the best "kinulobs" there It's our very own version of Peking duck. I think the secret is in the boiling with ingredients before frying cause duck smells funny if you don't know how to cook it LOL. Yes like you I prefer it "pulutan style" with my favorite ice cold San Miguel literather than eat it with rice.
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@DonaMario (9)
• United States
25 Sep 11
I've never tried deep fried duck. I've tried duck only once but wow that sounds good. I'm going to try it.
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@bagumbayan (2705)
• Philippines
1 Oct 11
I have heard about it but I havent eaten yet. I dont think I will taste it. Although in the chicken category I will not eat. I am very selective on food, I eat pig meat and chicken meat but not cow meat, but the irony of it is that I eat hamburger.
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@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
24 Sep 11
I have never had deep fried duck. I have never really had duck at all. I tried a little bit at a Chinese buffet once but it was baked and very greasy. I don't think it was the duck...it just wasn't cooked good I guess. I would love to try duck cooked by someone that knew how to cook it good. I'm not even sure there is a place here where I can order it...hmmm...I'll have to research it.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
I think ducks are not themselves greasy or oily for that matter. We've had ducks in other types of dish and it didn't give too much oil.
@bhabycatch013 (9150)
• Philippines
24 Sep 11
hi sc,
Yeah I like ITIK I used to eat that before because there is someone who used to sell deep friend duck near at my place but she is already gone now so I rarely eat it now.
It taste good
happy mylotting
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
24 Sep 11
I don't think I have tried deep fried duck but we do have this roasted duck here called ori khogi, which literally means duck meat and is quite famous and really very yummy. We can go to restaurants to eat it or they can also be found in packets. We just bring a packet or two home and cook it in the mini stove.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
29 Sep 11
I think I have eaten roasted duck before when we went to Singapore. We ate in a Chinese restaurant and there was a rice dish with duck, I presume it was roasted because of the looks of it. It was very delicious and I love the texture!
@miadsoriano (884)
• Philippines
30 Sep 11
I personally don't like duck. I've eaten duck only twice. Both in known chinese restaurants. Don't get me wrong, it is delicious. But the flavor is just TOO rich for my taste.
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