Chinese ham is heavily salted then air-dried, so it's dense and flavourful. For the stock, buy the cheaper scraps and bones, but for cooking with the abalone, pick a nice, tidy piece.

Mock duck has been eaten for centuries, and for good reason. It’s delicious and easy to make from scratch, too.

Make Betty Liu's pan-seared duck breasts ... associated with Chinese cuisine: cauliflower and sausage. “It’s a pantry dish. It doesn’t just have to have carrots, mushrooms, bamboo, beef ...

In Chinese, we speak of Chi-ya-yü-jou, “chicken, duck, fish, meat” as the sum ... or the lean part of shoulder or fresh ham. 1 lb. mushrooms 2 1/2 tb-sp. soy sauce 1 tb-sp.

Remove ring and repeat with the remaining parsnip and duck - you should have 4. Cook until crisp and golden on both sides. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and when hot add the mushrooms.