Looking for a Duck in Metro New York City

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<p>I recently viewed an Alton Brown DVD wherein he cooked a great-looking duck recipe. Post haste, off to a couple of meat markets I went to search for the lucious waterfowl. Well, imagine my surprise to find that at the shops where I actually found fresh duck, the breasts were as flat as board. They were nothing like the plump-breasted birds Alton observed at his visit to a duck breeder on Long Island. What gives?</p>

<p>I finally purchased a fresh duck at an Asian market, but again the breast is not very meaty. Hey, you NYC and NJ duck lovers (no foie gras, please)!!! Where’s a decent purveyor of this lucious fowl? Am I going to be forced to pay $5 a pound at Whole Foods Market?</p>

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<p>IF the Ducks walks, then it is a duck.
Most ducks don’t walk.
Just like our younger people.
Mostly broad and fat or skinny and flat. </p>

<p>You no longer hear the quack,
So who knows what made the attack.
We seek ever the duck act
Perhaps the mallards of LakeWashington doomed by Huskies
Better found at U of Oregon, Ducks.</p>

<p>:)</p>

<p>slow night.</p>

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<p>You need to check its tail to see if its Made in USA or China.</p>

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Hate to stereotype, but you shouldn’t be surprised. Asian ducks are not known for their “meaty breasts”, but have many other savory qualities.</p>

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More likely to be “plump-breasted” on Long Island, but also very possible they were artificially enhanced in some way. It all comes down to personal preference. ;)</p>

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<p>I think you should find the LI breeder. I’m sure the ducks can be shipped to you. Or you can take a weekend jaunt out to the Island to pick up your naturally big-breasted bird.</p>

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<p>Good question. Sure has been nice weather for ducks here lately!</p>

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<p>I thought LIers botoxed up their ducks like they do their lips.</p>

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<p>Shame on you! Just kidding.</p>

<p>I thought this was going to be about those tourist vehicles or at least a nature lover.</p>

<p>If you ever want a duck, come by our practice pool. They are waiting for us every morning at 5 am when we come to practice. Male and female mallard pair.</p>

<p>They’re our mascots!</p>

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<p>Try a kosher market or the kosher section of your local market. Empire has frozen ducks that are (or at least were in the past) quite meaty.</p>

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<p>Here’s a Long Island duck farm:</p>

<p>Crescent Duck Farms Inc., Aquebogue
(631) 722-8000
Crescent Duck Farms was founded in 1908 by Henry Corwin and has been family-owned and operated ever since. Today, Henry’s grandson, Doug Corwin, runs the operation, that produces and distributes roughly one million White Pekin ducklings each year throughout the United States.</p>

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<p>Google Ottomanelli’s. They will have your duck.</p>

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<p>In the words of Groucho Marx, “Why a duck?”</p>

<p>But seriously folks, try this web site: elmerfudd.com</p>

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<p>Maybe you should post the question to the “Housewives of New York City” board. ;)</p>

<p>Ducks may also vary by borough, as will their accents.</p>

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<p>It was Doug Corwin’s farm that Alton Brown visited. Boy, was that duck in Corwin’s arms a bruiser! Really large.</p>

<p>By the way, do wholesalers really import whole fresh ducks from China? That’s not a comforting thought, given the tainted [imported-from-China] food scandals of recent months.</p>

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<p>Oh Mini, you’re just quackers, er, I mean crackers.</p>

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Actually, those were the words of Chico Marx. Groucho said, “You try crossing on a chicken, and you’ll find out why a duck.”</p>

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<p>Have you tried Union Square farmer’s market.</p>

<p>I did a quick search on Chowhound and found several references about one place.</p>

<p>“Quattro Farm - duck, pheasant, etc., eggs as well”</p>

<p>You might check to see which days they will be there.</p>

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<p>How about the Union Sq. farmer’s market?</p>