In A.D. 1368, after Zhu Yuanzhang became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he encountered natural disasters, and there was no harvest in all parts of the country, making the lives of ordinary people very difficult. At this time, some dignitaries lived a life of luxury day by day. Zhu Yuanzhang, who grew up in a poor family, knew the hardships of people's lives and made up his mind to rectify this extravagant life.
One day, Ma Huanghou, Zhu Yuanzhang's wife, was born, and all the ministers congratulated him with generous gifts. Zhu Yuanzhang planned to put on a simple meal to entertain the guests. A dish is radish, and there is a folk saying that "radish is listed and pharmacies are closed", which is enough to show that radish is a good dish.
The second dish is fried leek, which is full of vitality and evergreen all the year round, symbolizing the long-term stability of the country. The third course is green vegetables, and the fourth course is chopped green onion mixed with tofu, plus a bowl of clear soup. The intention is obvious. Officials should be honest and clean, not corrupt, and think more about the lives of the people.
Everyone is afraid to eat when they see it. Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang announced that in the future, people can only have four dishes and one soup at most, and they must be vegetarian dishes. They can't throw a big banquet, otherwise hell to pay. "Four dishes and one soup" spread from the court to the people and became a model of honesty in past dynasties.
State banquet with four dishes and one soup;
1, APEC state banquet
On the evening of October 20th, 2006/kloc-0, president and his wife hosted a banquet in Shanghai Hall of Shanghai International Convention Center, located on Binjiang Avenue in Pudong, Shanghai, in honor of the economies and their spouses attending the APEC informal meeting. The best chefs in Shanghai International Conference Center have carefully designed dinner dishes: one cold dish, one soup, three hot dishes and two snacks, namely, welcome cold dishes, mushroom soup in chicken sauce, prawns with lime, Chinese steak, lotus seasonal vegetables, beautiful scenery in Shencheng and full of fruits.
The drinks provided for the distinguished guests include wine, Tsingtao beer, orange juice, coke, sprite and mineral water. The soft drinks at the main table are the same as those at other tables, except for the addition of China's precious white spirits-Maotai and Wuliangye.
2.60th Anniversary National Day Banquet
On the evening of September 30th, 2009, a reception was held in the Great Hall of the People to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC). The guests were seated, and six kinds of cold dishes were placed on the table: spiced duck breast, anchovies, spicy cold melons, hot and sour pickled peppers, three-color steamed eggs and four fresh baked bran.
The main course is four dishes and one soup, namely: scallop silver silk soup, stir-fried shrimp balls, beef steak with sauce, fresh vegetables with water bamboo, and lemon-flavored silver cod. The staple food is Yangzhou fried rice. There are two kinds of snacks: ice cream and moon cakes. There are two kinds of wine: red wine and white wine. The fruit is pink snow peach.