In the early Tang Dynasty (early Wu Zhou Dynasty), China's banquet was divided into meals, and one person sat on the floor at a table. The number of seats varies according to the rank of official position and status. By the middle of the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, the country was unprecedentedly prosperous and reached its peak. With the increase of international friends' contacts, exchanges, sacrifices, tributes and other state affairs, a banquet specially for receiving foreign envoys was launched, which became the most atmospheric and complete in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Today, what you are tasting is the banquet hosted by Huang Wu for foreign envoys-the Tang Dynasty State Banquet, which is unique in the world at present. Its dining style and service etiquette are different, which reproduces the national style in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

The state banquet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with exquisite cooking and baking skills, is a natural green banquet with scientific nutrition without adding monosodium glutamate pigment. "

During the Tang Dynasty, unprecedented economic prosperity and strong national strength brought the development of banquets into a brand-new period. There were high tables, top seats, table curtains, table boards and fine porcelain tableware. Some banquets that pursue elegant style, such as Guang Lin Banquet held by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty in Changchun Hall and Spring Banquet held by Yangzhou officials, pay attention to banquet environment and advocate elegant and unique banquet style.

Among them, the most iconic barbecue was popular at that time.

There are many theories about the cause of burning tail. As soon as the new sheep enter the flock, the flock bullies strangers, but it is safe to burn the tail of the new sheep. Second, the tiger has changed and its tail is still there. Only by burning its tail can it complete its transformation. In addition, there is a legend that carp can't cross the Longmen unless its tail is burned by skyfire (lightning). It's hard to draw a conclusion from all this. However, it is an indisputable fact that barbecue banquet has formed a system in the Tang Dynasty. "Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, ministers have worshipped officials first." For example, the person who provided food for the son of heaven was named Shao Wei. "Later, it evolved into an important way to coordinate interpersonal relationships in officialdom, in order to sneak into Longmen and have a prosperous career.

Food list [according to Wei Juyuan's recipe (part)]:

Snacks: Jushengnu (honey powder), Brahman light high noodles (steamed noodles), Guifeihong (red crispy noodles), Hangongqi (boiled and printed round noodles), longevity porridge (dietetic food), sweet snow (candied noodles), single cage golden milk cake (steamed crispy noodles) and mandolin-like sandwich cake (baked in the oven).

Dishes and Soups: Bronze beef intestines (cooked with sheep oil), roasted prawns (roasted alive), white dragon loin (made of repeatedly beat tenderloin), shredded sheepskin (fried mutton, cut into a foot), Snow Baby (with bean sprouts on the frog), Fairy Bell (stewed chicken with milk) and Xiaotian Crisp (fried with deer and chicken).

It is natural to play the pipa with a gluttonous desire and a flattering heart. It is natural to eat something special when you are big and drink something hard when you are hard. Today, the wind of eating and drinking has been repeatedly banned and it is difficult to stop, and the cover originated from this. The so-called deep roots and strong stems are hard to shake. Although, creating a famous banquet for future generations is another example of dialectical unity.

Our country has always had the folk custom of "guests come to worship tea". In ancient times, Qi Shizu, Lu Na and others advocated replacing wine with tea. In Tang Dynasty, Liu praised "tea has ten virtues", and thought that drinking tea can not only strengthen the body, but also "respect people with tea" and "train people with tea".