Master Liu, founder of Imperial Duck King and creator of a new-style hanging-oven roast duck method, recently sat for an in-depth interview. He discussed his decades-long commitment to preserving, advancing, and sharing roast duck craft, along with the brand’s development philosophy and its vision for bringing Chinese roast duck culture to the world.
Master Liu discusses roast duck heritage, innovation, and international outreach. Watch the full interview on YouTube
Four Decades Devoted to One Exceptional Roast Duck
Master Liu reflects on a career that began with traditional Beijing roast duck, continued through years of research and refinement of hanging-oven techniques, and led to the founding of Imperial Duck King. Throughout that journey, he has kept quality at the center while advancing a more standardized and professional approach to the craft.
An exceptional roast duck depends not only on a high-quality bird, he explains, but on a mature technical system. Ingredient selection, drying, oven roasting, carving, plating, and restaurant operations all shape the final quality.
Innovation Through Heritage and Standardization
The interview highlights Master Liu’s new-style hanging-oven roast duck method. While respecting traditional craft, the system refines roasting parameters, equipment design, and operating procedures. The goal is to preserve traditional flavor while improving consistency and helping restaurant teams reproduce high-quality results.
Master Liu believes traditional skills can spread at scale only when they are supported by a complete standards system that more chefs can learn and execute correctly.
Bringing Chinese Roast Duck to International Markets
As global interest in Chinese cuisine grows, Master Liu is placing greater emphasis on international markets. Imperial Duck King plans to support restaurants across North America, Europe, and other regions through a complete technical-transfer system that helps operators build competitive, professional roast duck programs.
- Roast duck technical training
- Restaurant consulting
- Menu and production standardization
- Roast duck equipment solutions
- Ingredient and supply-chain support
- Brand partnerships and certification
Building a Global Roast Duck Knowledge Platform
Beyond technical services, Imperial Duck King will continue developing multilingual websites, technical libraries, and video platforms. These resources will organize the history, craft, equipment, training cases, and industry research behind roast duck and support the digital sharing of Chinese culinary culture.
Master Liu hopes modern internet and artificial-intelligence tools can help chefs, restaurant operators, and food enthusiasts around the world better understand Chinese roast duck and sustain its development on the international stage.