Peking Duck is usually made with a white duck called a Pekin Duck or Long Island Duck. This descendant of the Mallard is the most popular breed raised in America for meat. If you’re buying duck in your local grocery store and are worried about the kind of duck, it is most likely a Pekin duck. Though you might assume the name of the dish Peking Duck came from Pekin Duck, that is purely coincidence. The dish was actually named after China’s capital town, Beijing, formerly known as Peking.