Pingyao Ancient Twelve Chess Banquet shines brilliantly in Jinzhong Tourism Catering Cooking Competition.
The "Twelve Chess Banquet" brought by Zhang Xiaoliang, the fifth descendant of Binhe Restaurant in Pingyao County, attracted people's attention.
According to Zhang Xiaoliang, in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, with the development of the ticket number industry, the business of Binhe Restaurant, an old-fashioned restaurant in Ming and Qing Dynasties, was promoted, and the banquet specifications of the restaurant became increasingly high-grade, among which "Twelve Chess Banquet" was a very representative menu at that time. "Twelve Chess Banquet" has 28 dishes, representing 28 nights, of which 12 are cold dishes, representing 12 months, and four are hot dishes, representing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The cold spell
"Zuo Qing White Dragon Shrimp" is placed in the center, which is called "Four Seas", followed by "Two Dried", "Two Fresh" and "Four Meat".
When Pingyao folk legend "The Change of the Boxer", Cixi and Guangxu Road passed Pingyao and tasted the "Twelve Chess" banquet, which was also greatly appreciated.