Bencao Gangmu, as well as clarifying the definition of wild and domesticated ducks, describes wild ducks at length: Their bodies are plump and fatty, their meat tastes excellent, and "the green-headed ones [mallards] are the best to eat; the pointed-tailed ones [pintails] are second best."
辨明鳧、鶩的《本草綱目》，不遑多讓，形容野鴨：體肥多脂、肉味甚美。而且，「食用綠頭者為上，尾尖者次之」，連哪一種、味道如何都清楚指點。