Poultry and Eggs · FFET10471
Gaoyou duck (Gaoyou, Jiangsu)
A local duck breed from Gaoyou, Jiangsu, known for salted eggs with red, oil-rich yolks.
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The Gaoyou duck is a local breed from Gaoyou in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, known for its eggs. Local salted duck eggs are noted for their red, oil-rich yolks. Duck eggs also feature in Gaoyou's Dragon Boat Festival lunch of twelve red foods.
What
The Gaoyou duck is a local duck breed known for its eggs. Gaoyou salted duck eggs are a preserved food made from duck eggs, distinct from the breed itself.1,5
When
Gaoyou salted eggs appear in an older culinary text, though the passage consulted gives no year. Locally, duck eggs also feature in the Dragon Boat Festival lunch of twelve red foods.1,2
Why
Gaoyou salted duck eggs are distinguished by their red, oil-rich yolks, qualities also described in an older culinary text.1
Impact and influence
A Gaoyou product market opened at Yangzhou Taizhou Airport on October 1, 2025, with Gaoyou salted duck eggs among the foods offered. A 2006 Ministry of Agriculture notice lists the Gaoyou duck in the national livestock genetic resource protection list. Reports also state that Gaoyou duck eggs hold national geographical indication product and trademark status and that the traditional Gaoyou salted duck egg craft is on Jiangsu's provincial intangible cultural heritage list; the official notices for these two statements were not opened.3,4,5