A question for you

@JudyEv (379289)

Rockingham, Australia

February 15, 2026 10:54pm CST

I’m sure we’ve all seen photos of some exotic Asian foods that seem very foreign to Westerners. I didn’t take much notice of the birds in this photo as I’ve seen similar images quite often before. But when I looked at the actual heads of the cooked poultry, I did a double take. What do you think they are? They look like waterbirds to me but not domestic ducks: more the ones with the long beaks.

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@LadyDuck (500134)

• Italy

16 Feb

Those are ducks

, there were plenty in the Chinese market in Vancouver Chinatown.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

Okay. Thanks for that. They don't look at all like duck beaks to me.

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@LadyDuck (500134)

• Italy

16 Feb

@JudyEv They are ducks, Peking ducks to be precise, as you can see one in a dish. As you can see our Chinese members recognized them.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

@LadyDuck Yep, fair enough. I'm convinced now although the beaks in my photo still look longer.

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@toniganzon (76917)

• Philippines

16 Feb

That's what our ducks look like here too.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

Do they have those kinds of beaks? Do you have a photo of one?

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@toniganzon (76917)

• Philippines

16 Feb

@JudyEv Yes. And I'm sorry I don't have a photo.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (17217)

• China

16 Feb

They look like roast ducks.Beijing roast duck is famous here.

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Discover the history and art of Beijing Roast Duck – where to eat, how to enjoy it, and why it’s China’s most iconic dish.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

Thanks for the link. Chinese roast duck is popular here too but rarely served as a whole bird.

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@jstory07 (148319)

• Roseburg, Oregon

16 Feb

I would buy the duck without the head on it.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb

I'd pass on the head too.

@DaddyEvil (173468)

• United States

16 Feb

Ducks look a lot different when they're hung up like that. I don't eat duck meat. It's too fatty for me.

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@DaddyEvil (173468)

• United States

16 Feb

@JudyEv Yeah, it's the head and beak that makes it look so long.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

@DaddyEvil So you think it is a normal domestic duck?

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

It's the beak that looks very 'different' to me.

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@aureliah (24687)

• Kenya

16 Feb

oooh mylooks like marabou stork

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

Their beaks are strange to me.

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@snowy22315 (207003)

• United States

16 Feb

Probably Peking Duck, which I guess they call Being now

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb

Duck is common here in Asian restaurants.

@RasmaSandra (96940)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

16 Feb

Yup, for them smoked sucks are a delicacy,

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@RasmaSandra (96940)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

17 Feb

my mind talking of funny things, did you see I wrote Smoked sucks are a delicacy??? Whee, my mind and quick writting but sure funny,

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb

Duck isn't seen a lot in our stores but it's always on the menu in Chinese and Japanese stores.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Feb

@RasmaSandra I make enough mistakes that I don't worry too much about those of others.

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@Fleura (34695)

• United Kingdom

16 Feb

I'll leave it to readers with better knowledge to answer that one. I guess we tend to see our poultry kind of trussed up so a different shape.

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@Fleura (34695)

• United Kingdom

16 Feb

@JudyEv They do look rather more like a stork or something. But then I'm not used to seeing a duck like that so I can't say for sure.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

@Fleura Anna has put up a photo of a Peking duck but the beak still doesn't look the same.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

But did you notice the beak? It doesn't look like a duck beak to me.

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@DianneN (254717)

• United States

16 Feb

I’m pretty sure considering my eyesight that they are ducks. I’ve seen them in all the Chinatowns I’ve been to as well as all over China. I always wondered how fresh they could be.

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@DianneN (254717)

• United States

17 Feb

@JudyEv They look like Peking ducks.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Feb

@DianneN I guess that's what they are. Their heads and beaks look elongated.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb

The beaks look odd to me.

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@Traceyjayne (10492)

• United Kingdom

16 Feb

I’m not sure what they are but I couldn’t eat it with the head still on !

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb

I couldn't either. In some countries, they serve up whole guinea pigs. I couldn't eat them either.

@Traceyjayne (10492)

• United Kingdom

17 Feb

@JudyEv oh my days no !

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@Deepizzaguy (120897)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

18 Feb

They look like water birds in this post.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Feb

I thought so too.

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@Deepizzaguy (120897)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

20 Feb

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@aninditasen (18177)

• Raurkela, India

16 Feb

They look like roasted birds. In India too such roasted chickens are available even in street stalls.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb

They must be popular to have so many hanging up.

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@aninditasen (18177)

• Raurkela, India

19 Feb

@JudyEv Those who love non- veg do go to the street stall where it's cheaper than restaurants.

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@thelme55 (79009)

• Germany

17 Feb

With heads? Probably ducks.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Feb

Yes, I guess so.

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@LindaOHio (220333)

• United States

16 Feb

They are ducks. Anna has identified them precisely.

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Feb

But there are ducks and ducks! Some have longer beaks than others I guess.

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@Ineeddentures (31419)

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16 Feb

Omg They serve with heads still on and necks too Ducks, quack quack , oops

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@JudyEv (379289)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Feb

That's getting too close to natural for me. lol

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