Peking Duck Wastage

I hate seeing wastage. I was pretty much horrified when I was watching a certain peking duck stall in action. They served up peking duck at an amazing speed, and in incredible quantities. The oven would pop a smoking duck out, and the staff would slice it up with a cleaver without waiting for it to cool. I do expect that they'd have quite some endurance to put up with that heat...even when wearing gloves.

The problem, of course, was that they were serving the duck up using cleavers. Ok so they were smallish cleavers, but the problem was that they simply couldn't clean a duck out thoroughly without wasting a substantial amount of meat. By my gauge, most of the meat was wasted around the bones, the entire neck/head and the wings. Dreadful. I have a good mind to recommend to their boss that they should sell the excess parts.

I guess I am pretty affected by the way large cities in rich countries constantly hog the food supply, while the poorer parts of the world wind up with huge numbers of starving people. Granted, it's quite impossible to allocate resources internationally with 100% efficiency, I think much can be done to reduce waste in the large cities. I think people should be grateful for what they have, and consumption moderated. Maybe it won't solve world hunger, but I do think it's a start.