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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Lifestyle
Lee Grimsditch

Forgotten 'Savoury Duck' delicacy once loved by Mancunians - that didn't have any duck in it

A once popular delicacy loved by generations of Mancunians is now almost completely forgotten. Greater Manchester has its fair share of local delicacies that are still popular today, from black pudding to Eccles Cakes. But there is another foodstuff, once widely sold in the region, that few people still eat.

The strangely named Savoury Duck was something of an acquired taste, not least for the fact that there was no duck in the actual recipe. Savoury Duck is actually a type of meat ball, or faggot, usually made from minced pork liver and heart, wrapped in bacon, with onion and breadcrumbs.

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