Minced Duck Wrapped in Lettuce

This is my adaptation of a Cantonese classic. It is widely believed that the practice of wrapping foods in lettuce leaves in China originated in the province of Guangdong, home to a special lettuce quite like iceberg, called bor lei sang choi in Cantonese. The first two words translate as “glass, ” to indicate that light is visible through the leaves. Lettuce itself, or sang choy in Cantonese, is a recurring symbol of new life and growth, and it is hung over the entry door of houses