Zhangcha duck

Zhangcha duck
Zhangcha tea smoked duck as prepared in the Dalian Restaurant in Berkeley
Traditional Chinese	樟茶鴨
Simplified Chinese	樟茶鸭
Literal meaning	camphor tea duck
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin zhāngchá yā

Zhangcha duck, tea-smoked duck, or simply smoked duck (Chinese: 樟茶鸭; pinyin: zhāngchá yā; lit. 'camphor-tea duck') is a quintessential dish of Sichuan cuisine. It is prepared by hot smoking a marinated duck over tea leaves and camphor leaves.^{[dubious – discuss]} Some cookbooks and authors have used leaves and twigs of the camphor plant in smoking due to the dish's name, but this is a misunderstanding. Due to its complicated preparation, Zhangcha duck was eaten more often at banquets or festive events than as a daily household dish.^[1][2]