What does the Manchu-Chinese banquet mean?

Manchu-Han banquet generally refers to the court banquet in Qing Dynasty.

Manchu-Han banquet combines the court dishes and local flavor, which not only highlights the special flavor of Manchu-Han banquet, but also contains the characteristics of Han cooking such as roasting, frying and roasting, which can be said to be an important treasure in Chinese food culture.

There are 108 dishes in the Manchu-Han banquet, mainly from Northeast China, Shandong, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. Generally speaking, it is divided into southern cuisine and northern cuisine, in which southern cuisine is mainly 30 Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine, 12 Fujian cuisine, 12 Guangdong cuisine, and northern cuisine is mainly 12 Beijing cuisine and 30 Shandong cuisine.

"Man-Han Banquet" is an official banquet, which began in the Qing Dynasty, but there is no official history. Only some notes are recorded, which are called "Man-Han Banquet" and "Man-Han Banquet". At first, I hosted a banquet in officialdom, and later I hosted a Chinese banquet, which was called "overturning Taiwan", because there were Manchu and Han people among the guests to adapt to different eating habits.

As a result, chefs who make full seats and Chinese seats compete with each other and learn from each other's strengths in order to make the dining table more exquisite. Later, people combined the two dishes into one, so they named it "Man-Han Banquet".

The origin of Manchu-Chinese banquet menu

The prestigious "Man-Han Banquet" was initiated by Ruan Yuan, an elder of the Three Dynasties, a great scholar and minister of nine provinces.

These literati not only helped Ruan Yuan turn over ancient paper, survey granaries and collect stones, but also enjoyed delicacies. Besides, there are famous chefs outside with elegant taste. At this time, Ruan Yuan has been constantly renovating his drinking style. During his tenure as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he developed a banquet mainly based on official dishes, which was not as large as official dishes, but far exceeded the level of the general market. Because this kind of banquet can take into account the customs of Manchu and Han, people call it a "Manchu-Han banquet".

When Miss Kong married Ruan Yuan, she was accompanied by four chefs. These chefs are very skilled and know the secrets of Confucius' cooking. Later, Ruan Yuan's official career was smooth sailing, and he achieved the goal of "three dynasties old ministers, nine provincial ministers". As successive ministers, rich salary, Ruan Yuan reuse a large number of public MuBin.

So, the "Man-Han Banquet" circulating now began in Ruan Yuan.