Mandarin Duck Facts You Need to Know

Can you eat a mandarin duck? What do they taste like?Mandarin ducks are safe to eat in the sense that they won't make you sick. However, everyone agrees that they taste terrible!Maybe it's because of their diet of worms and weeds; maybe there's just something naturally repulsive about their meat. But one of the reasons that they're doing so well in the wild is because they aren't being hunted for food. Are mandarin ducks monogamous? Do they mate for life?Yes. Once a mandarin duck finds a partner, they remain with that partner until their death.This is why they're seen as such romantic symbols in traditional Asian cultures; they represent a lifelong commitment.