Beijing Duck is a Lunar New Year linchpin. The dish, consisting of succulent meat falling off of crispy skin alongside sweet ...

Mix the salt with the spices, thyme and garlic and rub onto the flesh side of the duck legs. Cover and refrigerate for a day. Wash the duck legs in cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper.

Looks like the Mandarin duck, native to East Asia, that mysteriously appeared in a Central Park pond on Oct. 10, is an official New Yorker. According to CBS New York, the rare duck — a beautiful ...