Bargain Hunters & Gatherers.

[Jasin]

Grabbed a pre cooked Chinese duck box marked down to $10. But was charged at the checkout for $16.50
Got reimbursed the full amount and policy at Coles is that I get it for free.

[mellie]

Grabbed a pre cooked Chinese duck box marked down to $10. But was charged at the checkout for $16.50
Got reimbursed the full amount and policy at Coles is that I get it for free.

That's a bargain J, I love crispy duck meat + skin , can do so much with it. Soup, rice paper rolls, rainbow rice bowls, rice dishes, dumplings, and those cute little cucumber and duck mini baan rolls, I think that's what they're called.

How do you enjoy your Chinese duck J?

It's even nice enough with a simple Asian style salad, which I love.
Too easy.

[Jasin]

Wasn't to bad in taste, but more box than portion. Glad I didn't pay for it. I just mixed it with a packet of salad marked down to $1.70. Can't believe anyone would pay full amount of $16.50 for something that would feed only one person really.

[mellie]

Yeah, not good value, but you can make a very similarly flavoured and I think even nicer version yourself with chicken. Personally, I actually prefer the texture of chicken to duck here anyway.

Just be sure to buy sand ginger,

https://chinesefoodandotherstuff.com/bl ... or-guk-gai


This is a real home style version, and it's amazing just served with boiled rice , and Asian greens or slices of cucumber even.

My friend makes a delicious version of Cantonese chicken in her slow cooker too, basically same ingredients, but I have no idea where she got the recipe from.

You could easily use pieces of chicken too, and it will even be better value.


There's plenty of Chinese roast chicken, or Cantonese crispy chicken recipes online, I only bought the duck myself because it was super convenient, but honestly, you can get very similar results using chicken at home for a fraction of the price.

My daughter gets eczema whenever we eat out, so I have had to try and improvise at home, making cult classics like burgers and Chinese, etc at home.

Otherwise she feels like she's missing out, so I am always on the lookout for healthier knock-off versions of takeaway or restaurant faves.
We normally eat very simply, but sometimes this drives me nuts so I just need to have something more grown-up.

The chicken recipe above is amazing, I love it served with plain boiled rice and steamed Asian greens.

I freeze the rest in portions for rolls, soups, even inside an omelette.

Next time, I might try a different method.

[Jasin]

All good Mellie. Except for one thing. I worked many years in the Poultry industry and I'm very over chicken. Duck i don't mind, turkey very rarely. I still like my eggs though.

What I really want is a nice big oven so I can cook a Xmas Emu

[mellie]

All good Mellie. Except for one thing. I worked many years in the Poultry industry and I'm very over chicken. Duck i don't mind, turkey very rarely. I still like my eggs though.

What I really want is a nice big oven so I can cook a Xmas Emu

Gross Jasin, that's just fowl.



If ducks more your bag, how about Balut?

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