1 carrot, peeled and thinly sliced, to serve
½ cucumber, cut into matchsticks, to serve
2–3 thumb-sized pieces fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
4–5 pieces fresh mandarin or orange peel
2–3 spring onions, cut into matchsticks, to serve
5 spring onions, finely chopped
hoisin sauce, to serve
4 cinnamon sticks
8 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
6 tbsp rock salt, to cover the duck
5–6 star anise
vegetable or sunflower oil, for deep frying
1 whole duck, spatchcocked or cut down the spine into two halves
1 pack Chinese pancakes (approximately 10–12 pancakes)