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| - Had I not taken a trip to Wuhan last year, I likely would not have gotten the allure of this place. Growing up, my mom loved braised duck neck, wings, tongue, and head, but it was never easy finding good ones and when she did find them, i happily ate some along her, though nowhere near as quickly or as large of a quantity. The 5-spice braise was good but not mind-blowing.
And then I went to Wuhan, where the addictive spicy marinade for the wings and necks left every crevice of my face watering...well you get the idea. I couldn't stop eating them while in Wuhan and I even brought them back in vacuumed sealed packages but it tasted nowhere as good as the fresh stuff.
Then along popped up Kung Fu duck, a place in scarborough, and in a short time had opened multiple locations. Before my mom took me there, she swore to me that her friend from wuhan said it was as close as it gets so we should get a good load - and so we did. It was good. She didnt lie. But it wasn't AS good as the deliciousness in Wuhan and my mom and I, while sucking every edible morsel from the necks, discussed theories on why that is. "The ingredients here are just different!" my mom exclaimed. Likely true.
At any rate, the duck necks and duck heads are similar in price, a couple dollars for a 3 and they will chop it in bite sizes for you. The also have bbq pork hocks (also quite popular in wuhan) and braised wing tips. Again, not as good as the fresh stuff out of Wuhan, but close enough. Just make sure you drink lots of water after cuz it makes you thirsty. My biggest lament though, is that it didn't leave my crevices watering, even asking for additional spices.
Not a sit down place. Just go in, point in the windows and tell them what you want, and go buy some beer for a tasty meal later.
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