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Put down that frying pan and get out of your apartment's absurdly-narrow kitchenette. And don't even

think of heading outside in this weather. You are in China and cooking for yourself is more expensive

than ordering take-out anyway. You've got the restaurant's phone number right there on that card. All you

need to do is overcome your fear of the woman who answers the phone and fends off your ting-bu-dong

with shrieks of impatience.

This podcast is like the parable of the man who teaches another man to fish. Except that we're teaching

you how to order roast duck. So take a deep breath. Then listen to the podcast. Then pick up the phone

and get yourself some cooked bird. When the hunger pangs subside you can put your savings into a

Popup Chinese subscription so we have the cash to order some duck ourselves. Hunger is a two-way

street.