Lemon duck or ningmeng ya () is a specialty dish of the

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. The sour preserved lemon peel and other sour preserved ingredients used are a common feature of the cooking of the Zhuang minority who live in Guangxi. Lemon is otherwise not commonly used in

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. The flavor is described as 'hot and sour' ().

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